Ayush Mehrotra

“She had a nice voice. A nice telephone voice, mostly. She should've carried a goddamn telephone around with her.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“Soon enough, the government that silences a media outlet finds muffling a second easier. The parliament that outlaws one political party has a precedent for banning the next. The majority that strips a particular minority of its rights doesn't stop there. The security force that beats protestors and gets away with it doesn't hesitate before doing so again.”
― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning

“... we all tend to live in media and information bubbles that reinforce our grievances instead of causing us to look at difficult questions from many sides. Rather than think critically, we seek out people who share our opinions and who encourage us to ridicule ideas of those whose convictions and perspectives clash with our own.”
― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning

“Throughout history, demagogues have often outperformed democrats in generating popular fervor, and it is almost always because they are perceived to be more decisive and sure in their judgements.”
― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning