Betsy

“But one element of freedom is the choice of associates, and one defense of freedom is the activity of groups to sustain their members. This is why we should engage in activities that are of interest to us, our friends, our families. These need not be expressly political: Václav Havel, the Czech dissident thinker, gave the example of brewing good beer.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

“Before you deride the “mainstream media,” note that it is no longer the mainstream. It is derision that is mainstream and easy, and actual journalism that is edgy and difficult.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

“If we have no control over who reads what and when, we have no ability to act in the present or plan for the future. Whoever can pierce your privacy can humiliate you and disrupt your relationships at will.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

“The choice to be in public depends on the ability to maintain a private sphere of life. We are free only when it is we ourselves who draw the line between when we are seen and when we are not seen.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century