Sign in with Facebook
“The plain fact is that education is itself a form of propaganda - a deliberate scheme to outfit the pupil, not with the capacity to weigh ideas, but with a simple appetite for gulping ideas ready-made. The aim is to make 'good' citizens, which is to say, docile and uninquisitive citizens.”
―
―
“As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer from resolution. We don't deserve resolution; we deserve something better than that. We deserve our birthright, which is the middle way, an open state of mind that can relax with paradox and ambiguity.”
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable”
―
―
“Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.”
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
― When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”
―
―
Jeremy’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jeremy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
417 books
|
195 friends
499 books
|
98 friends
422 books
|
143 friends
1,605 books
|
46 friends
87 books
|
89 friends
1,654 books
|
155 friends
2,475 books
|
114 friends
926 books
|
283 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Jeremy
Lists liked by Jeremy
