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“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.”
― The Origins of Totalitarianism
― The Origins of Totalitarianism
“I understood then that it takes a powerful imagination to see a thing for what it really is.”
― Based on a True Story: A Memoir
― Based on a True Story: A Memoir
“As long as the red dice are in the air, the gambler has hope. And hope is a wonderful thing to be addicted to.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story
“I could not ignore their withering glances. They looked at me the way real vampires look at Count Chocula.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story
“The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you’re not careful it’s too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story
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Users of Less Wrong, a community blog dedicated to refining the art of human rationality.
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Group for the discussion and listing of the books promoted in the excellent EconTalk podcast.
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EconTalk is a popular weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts. The show features one-on-one discussions with an eclectic mix of authors, professors, Nob ...more
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