“The unknown is uncontrolled; no strategies exist that will enclose the endless territory of the new. Only by trusting in yourself and in this world can you get past the watchdogs of your fears and out of the iron gates of the already-known.” WorldPastKnownThis WorldStrategyEndlessIronGatesTerritory Author:Arthur J. Deikman
“The fundamental differences between Marxian and traditional orthodox economics are, first, that the orthodox economists accept the capitalist system as part of the eternal order of Nature, while Marx regards it as a passing phase in the transition from the feudal economy of the past to the socialist economy of the future.” FirstsPastOrderPoliticsNatureCommunityDifferencesWorkMoneyAcceptingHistoryEconomyGenerationsHuman NaturePolicyEternalCapitalismEconomicsRegardFundamentalsStrategySocialismPassingPassingsTraditionalOrthodoxTransitionCapitalistPhasesSocialistEconomistSocialist Economy Book:Essay on Marxian Economics Source: Essay on Marxian Economics
“The purposiveness of all vital processes, the strategy of the genes and the power of the exploratory drive in animal and man, all seem to indicate that the pull of the future is as real as the pressure of the past.” MenRealSeemsPastProcessAnimalPressureStrategyGenes Author:Arthur Koestler
“[To the House of Representatives before casting the only vote against allowing George W. Bush to use 'all necesary and appropriate force' in response to 9/11:] We must be careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target. We cannot repeat past mistakes.” WarUsePastHouseForceMistakeCourageVoteStrategyResponseCarefulFocusedRepeatsAppropriateTargetAllowingBe CarefulRepresentativesCastingExitHouse Of RepresentativesPast Mistakes Author:Barbara Lee