“We consider ourselves to be free because no one in our society is allowed unlimited powerno leader, faction, party or 'class', no majority, no government, church, corporation, trade, or professional association or trade union. The secret of its freedom is that it is composed of a multitude of organisations in the constitution of the best of which is reproduced that diffusion of power which is characteristic of the whole.” WholeGovernmentChurchPartySecretLeaderClassConstitutionTradeMajorityUnionsCorporationsCharacteristicsOur SocietyAssociationMultitudesUnlimitedOrganisationFactionsTrade UnionsDiffusion Author:Michael Joseph Oakeshott
“Of all the art forms, poetry is the most economical. It is the one which is the most secret, which requires the least physical labor, the least material, and the one which can be done between shifts, in the hospital pantry, on the subway, and on scraps of surplus paper. ... poetry has been the major voice of poor, working class, and Colored women. A room of one's own may be a necessity for writing prose, but so are reams of paper, a typewriter, and plenty of time.” WritingMayHas BeensArtDoneFormVoicePoorRoomsSecretClassPovertyMaterialsPaperMajorsLaborPlentyProsePoetry IsHospitalsWorking ClassSubwayScrapTypewritersSurplusPantry Author:Audre Lorde
“I distrust Great Men... I believe in aristocracy, though... Its members are to be found in all nations and classes, and all through the ages, and there is a secret understanding between them when they meet... They are sensitive for others as well as for themselves, they are considerate without being fussy, their pluck is not swankiness but the power to endure, and they can take a joke.” MenBelieveWellsAgeFoundI BelieveNationsUnderstandingSecretClassMembersJokesEndureI Believe InSensitiveGreat MenDistrustAristocracyPluckConsiderateFussy Author:E. M. Forster
“Julie Orringer is the real thing, a breathtaking chronicler of the secrets and cruelties underneath the surface of middle-class American life. These are terrific stories-wise, compassionate and haunting.” RealStoriesSecretClassWiseMiddleSurfaceCrueltyMiddle ClassCompassionateTerrificHauntingReal ThingsAmerican LifeBreathtaking Author:Dan Chaon
“You've got more potential than you could use in a thousand lifetimes, I see world class potential in you? But one of the secrets, is you're as good as the best ? you don't have to be better than the rest.” WorldUseSecretClassThousandLifetimeWorld Class Author:Denis Waitley
“The major problem of our time is the decay in the belief in personal immortality, and it cannot be dealt with while the average human being is either drudging like an ox or shivering in fear of the secret police... How right [the working classes] are to realize that the belly comes before the soul, not in the scale of values but in point of time!” HumansSoulProblemValuesBeliefRealizingHuman BeingsSecretClassMajorsPoliceAverageScalesImmortalityOur TimeDecayWorking ClassBellyMajor ProblemsSecret Police Book:Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays Source: Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays