“The only way to escape misrepresentation is never to commit oneself to any critical judgement that makes an impact - that is, never to say anything. I still, however think that the best way to promote profitable discussion is to be as clear as possible with oneself about what one sees and judges, to try and establish the essential discriminations in the given field of interest, and to state them as clearly as one can (for disagreement, if necessary).” IfsThinkingWayTryingStillsStatesGivenInterestClearFieldsJudgingEssentialsImpactOneselfCriticalDiscriminationBest WayCommitDiscussionJudgementSay AnythingProfitableDisagreementMisrepresentation Author:F. R. Leavis
“A genocide in Africa has not received the same attention that genocide in Europe or genocide in Turkey or genocide in other part of the world. There is still this kind of basic discrimination against the African people and the African problems.” PeopleWorldKindStillsProblemAttentionEuropeDiscriminationGenocideTurkeysSegregationTurkishRwanda Author:Boutros Boutros-Ghali
“While the proximate ground of discrimination may be of another kind, still the pervading principle and abiding test of good breeding is the requirement of a substantial and patent waste of time.” KindMayStillsPrinciplesWasteTestsDiscriminationWasting TimeRequirementsAbidingBreedingPatentsGood Breeding Book:A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism Source: A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism