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“Hitler lied shamelessly about himself and about his enemies. He convinced millions of men and women that he cared for them deeply when, in fact, he would have willingly sacrificed them all. His murderous ambition, avowed racism, and utter immorality were given the thinnest mask, and yet millions of Germans were drawn to Hitler precisely because he seemed authentic. They screamed, “Sieg Heil” with happiness in their hearts, because they thought they were creating a better world.”
― Fascism: A Warning
― Fascism: A Warning
“There can be no question of which was the greatest era for culture; the answer has to be today, until it is superseded by tomorrow.”
― Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
― Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
“Barrion thought the world of you, Maris, but he also thought you were naive. You can't change one note in the middle of a song, he told me. Once you make the first change, others have to follow, until you've redone the whole song. Everything relates, you see.”
― Windhaven
― Windhaven
“I think that writing the villain or antagonist can be very challenging. This is especially true if you are trying to write from a very tight point of view. Kennit is an example of that. While I was writing Kennit, I had to believe all he believed, and feel justified in all he did. The flipside of that is that once you start to understand a character, you start to love them, despite or sometimes because of flaws and faults. You know why they are who they are, and you sympathize even as some part of you is horrified at their logic.”
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“Grit, persistence, adaptability, financial literacy, interview skills, human relationships, conversation, communication, managing technology, navigating conflicts, preparing healthy food, physical fitness, resilience, self-regulation, time management, basic psychology and mental health practices, arts, and music—all of these would help students and also make school seem much more relevant. Our fixation on college readiness leads our high school curricula toward purely academic subjects and away from life skills. The purpose of education should be to enable a citizen to live a good, positive, socially productive life independent of work.”
― The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
― The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
Per’s 2024 Year in Books
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