“Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
― Stranger in a Strange Land
“I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.”
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“Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.”
― Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
― Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“Cyrus thought about what an aggressively human leader on earth might look like. One who, instead of defending decades-old obviously wrong positions, said, “Well, of course I changed my mind, I was presented with new information, that’s the definition of critical thinking.” That it seemed impossible to conceive of a political leader making such a statement made Cyrus mad, then sad.”
― Martyr!
― Martyr!
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