“The unpreparedness of the educated classes, the lack of practical links between them and the mass of the people, their laziness, and, let it be said, their cowardice at the decisive moment of the struggle will give rise to tragic mishaps.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“Everything can be explained to the people, on the single condition that you want them to understand.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“The fear of extinction will probably bring us together, not 'love' or feeling of brotherhood.”
― UG Krishnamurti: Society : It's terror, not love that keeps us together…
― UG Krishnamurti: Society : It's terror, not love that keeps us together…
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