“it can be masked with a veneer of legality, it can be cloaked with plausible deniability. It is always possible to justify each incremental step.”
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
“Don’t waste time trying to change your anger into something that makes you likable; you will only wind up disliking yourself. Write your rage, paint it, film it, dance it, lyricize it, poeticize it. You don’t have to be good, just honest.”
― In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
― In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
“in the event of an “authoritarian revolution,” authoritarians may seek massive social change in pursuit of greater oneness and sameness, willingly overturning established institutions and practices that their (psychologically) conservative peers would be drawn to defend and preserve.”
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
“As Joseph Schumpeter remarked, you cannot fool all of the people all of the time, but you can fool enough of the people for long enough to do irreversible damage.”
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
“We barely get any time on this planet. Do not spend it pleasing other people. Fuck politeness. Live life exactly how you want to live it so you can love the life you make for yourself.”
― Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
― Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
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