“Suckers think that you cure greed with money, addiction with substances, expert problems with experts, banking with bankers, economics with economists, and debt crises with debt spending” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms “If you owe ten pounds to the Bank of England, you get thrown in jail, … Continue reading work in progress (xxi)
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“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ― Abraham Lincoln “In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there … Continue reading work in progress(xviii)
Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob. Seneca (4 BC-65) Roman philosopher and playwright. The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise. Marcus Tulius Cicero (106-43 BC) Writer, politician and great roman orator. “Important decisions that will affect a nation’s fate or humanity’s fate cannot be left to the referendums! … Continue reading work in progress xiv
“We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.” ― Hunter S. Thompson “For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule … Continue reading work in progress(vii)
“Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he does not have the drugs you and I have. Let us be the ones to say we are not satisfied that your place of birth determines your right for life. Let us be … Continue reading work in progress (v)
“Progress belongs to the Askers; the smarter the question, the lesser the guessing.” ― Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman “Those who … Continue reading work in progress(ii)
“A work in progress. And the possibilities are endless.” ― Elizabeth Eulberg, Take a Bow caution! slowmen at work work in progress our nation is a work in progress don’t disturb the working men siphoning, transferring, misappropriating and sucking the land dry. our nation is a work in progress the mosaic may be tearing at … Continue reading work in progress i
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