“If it is possible to have a linear unit that depends on no other quantity, it would seem natural to prefer it. Moreover, a mensural unit taken from the earth itself offers another advantage, that of being perfectly analogous to all the real measurements that in ordinary usage are also made upon the earth, such as the distance between two places or the area of some tract, for example. It is far more natural in practice to refer geographical distances to a quadrant of a great circle than to the length of a pendulum.” IfsMadeTwoRealSeemsEarthScienceNaturalPracticeTakenExampleDependsOffersOrdinaryAdvantageAreasDistanceDefinitionsCirclesLengthQuantityUnitsMeasurementLinearUsagePendulums Author:Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
“A satyagrahi has no other stay but God, and he who has any other stay or depends on any other help cannot offer satyagraha.” HelpingDependsOffersSatyagraha Book:The essence of Hinduism Source: The essence of Hinduism
“We are facing another economic meltdown. The ecosystem, on which the human species depends for life, is being destroyed at a rate that has not even been anticipated by climate scientists. We don't have a lot of time left. So either we get out and fight or we're finished. Fear is the only thing the Democratic Party has to offer - fear that the Republican Party is worse.” HumansLife IsFightingLeftPartyEconomicDependsRepublicanOffersScientistDemocraticClimateSpeciesRateFinishedDestroyedRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyEcosystemsHuman SpeciesTime LeftMeltdowns Author:Chris Hedges
“Desktop publishing was a big innovation that meant small groups or even poor societies could do their own publication without the capital investment in a major printing press. That's a big difference. Same is true of more advanced technologies - it can offer plenty of liberatory possibilities - can - but whether it does or not or whether it serves for coercion depends on socioeconomic decisions.” DoeBigsDifferencesDecisionPoorTechnologyGroupsPossibilityDependsOffersMajorsInnovationPressesInvestmentPlentyPublishingCoercionPublicationPrintingSmall GroupsPrinting PressDesktopAdvanced TechnologyCapital InvestmentDesktop Publishing Author:Noam Chomsky