Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Henry David Thoreau
On Ugly Truth
Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it’s not on our side. George Savile
There is truth to be found in Facebook
Sobre perspectiva
On Clear Communication
I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said. Alan Greenspan
I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. Alan GreenspanOn STFU/GFY
Self-governance on the basis of imagined external opinion is self-bondage.Vox
On Belief and Justice
On my first day of law school, my professor says two things. First was: “From this day forward, when your mother tells you she loves you – get a second opinion. If you want justice, go to a whorehouse; if you want to get fucked, go to court.” Richard Gere as Martin Vail, Primal Fear
Kelly Clarkson “Sober” (Sessions @ AOL 2007)
On Losing
Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. Paul “Bear” Bryant
When Right ≠ Legal
there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break a law. Edward Snowden
On Magical Solutions
Fear of External Opinions
Sobre humildad
El Omnipotente eligió hablar por medio del asno. El hecho de que Él también habla por medio de ti sólo afirma que vales el burro. Vox
On Peace and Conflict
On Discovering Truth
[T]ruth is best discovered by powerful statements on both sides of the question. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
N.B. Though often attributed to Lord John Scott Eldon (1751-1838), Eldon was, in fact, quoting Bacon.Nobody Ever Wins a Fight
Be Water
“So Far, So Good”
It’s getting harder to remember, feeling lost and lonely, ’cause it seems we’ve been together for so long. I’ve been living in the moment, so I never stopped to measure all the miles that passed the places where we’ve gone.
And when I try to count the ways your love has carried me, it doesn’t take me very long to see…Continue Reading
Edmund Burke on Moral Duty
Two intrinsically-linked quotes from Sir Edmund Burke:
1) The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
2) Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.