“We are constantly told by the government that we are in danger – not from the state, of course, which taxes and conscripts us, starts wars and buries us in national debts – but from our fellow citizens.”
― Essential Philosophy: How to know what on earth is going on
― Essential Philosophy: How to know what on earth is going on
“Calling someone a “racist” is rather pointless to anyone with half a brain. If someone is a racist, pointing out the reasons why is sufficient to communicate the conclusion. If The Argument begins with the conclusion,”
― The Art of The Argument: Western Civilization's Last Stand
― The Art of The Argument: Western Civilization's Last Stand
“It is the height of human happiness to have somebody to love. Our agony is that we have all the light and the paint but no canvas to put the art of our hearts on.”
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“If you have a goal to pass a class in university, you have, at least hopefully, objective and well-defined steps by which you can achieve that goal – write an essay, go to class, pass an exam. If you don’t have a final goal, you cannot organize your activities.”
― Essential Philosophy: How to know what on earth is going on
― Essential Philosophy: How to know what on earth is going on
“By placing you in age-segregated confinement among a subset of traumatized and aggressive children, schools teach you very quickly that peers are dangerous and that teachers are needed to control bullying.”
― Essential Philosophy: How to know what on earth is going on
― Essential Philosophy: How to know what on earth is going on
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