Communism is not a reaction against the failure of the nineteenth century
to organize optimal economic output. It is a reaction against its
comparative success. It is a protest against the emptiness of economic
welfare, an appeal to the ascetic in us all. -- John Meynard
Keynes, 1934
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021
Fortune Quote #3179
Indeed those of us who opposed the American war in Indochina should be
extremely humble in the face of the appalling aftermath: a form of genocide
in Cambodia and horrific tyranny in both Vietnam and Laos. --
William Shawcross
extremely humble in the face of the appalling aftermath: a form of genocide
in Cambodia and horrific tyranny in both Vietnam and Laos. --
William Shawcross
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Fortune Quote #3178
Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does
will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself. -- Jean
Francois Revel
will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself. -- Jean
Francois Revel
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Fortune Quote #3177
I do not want to see the Democratic Party become a party which gives any
aid and comfort whatever to people who applaud Vietcong victories or wave
Vietcong flags. Our party has room for hawks and doves, but not for
mockingbirds who chirp gleefully at those who are shooting at American
boys. -- Senator Henry Jackson, 1972
aid and comfort whatever to people who applaud Vietcong victories or wave
Vietcong flags. Our party has room for hawks and doves, but not for
mockingbirds who chirp gleefully at those who are shooting at American
boys. -- Senator Henry Jackson, 1972
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Fortune Quote #3176
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay
any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
any foe to ensure the survival and the success of liberty. -- John
F. Kennedy, 1961
any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
any foe to ensure the survival and the success of liberty. -- John
F. Kennedy, 1961
Monday, April 5, 2021
Fortune Quote #3175
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need
for illusion is great. -- Saul Bellow
for illusion is great. -- Saul Bellow
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Fortune Quote #3174
...point by point Joe McCarthy got it all wrong and yet was still closer
to the truth than those who ridiculed him. -- Nicholas von Hoffman
to the truth than those who ridiculed him. -- Nicholas von Hoffman
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Fortune Quote #3173
I urge you to beware the temptation of pride---the temptation blithely to
declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to
ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire,
to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove
yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil.
-- Ronald Reagan, 1983
declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to
ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire,
to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove
yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil.
-- Ronald Reagan, 1983
Friday, April 2, 2021
Fortune Quote #3172
It is better to be a live jackal than a dead lion---for jackals, not men.
Men who have the moral courage to fight intelligently for freedom have the
best prospects of avoiding the fate of both live jackals and dead lions.
Survival is not the be-all and end-all of a life worthy of man.... Man's
vocation should be the use of the arts of intelligence in behalf of human
freedom. -- Sidney Hook
Men who have the moral courage to fight intelligently for freedom have the
best prospects of avoiding the fate of both live jackals and dead lions.
Survival is not the be-all and end-all of a life worthy of man.... Man's
vocation should be the use of the arts of intelligence in behalf of human
freedom. -- Sidney Hook
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Fortune Quote #3171
I do not believe in an end of history. The diversity of the world ensures
that there will always be argument and conflict. But I do believe that
there can be an end to lasting tyranny---that we can live in a world where
no regime that attempts to crush dissent will be tolerated. Just as the
institution of slavery has been all but wiped off the face of the earth, so
too can goverment tyranny become a thing of the past. -- Natan
Sharanksy, "The Case for Democracy"
that there will always be argument and conflict. But I do believe that
there can be an end to lasting tyranny---that we can live in a world where
no regime that attempts to crush dissent will be tolerated. Just as the
institution of slavery has been all but wiped off the face of the earth, so
too can goverment tyranny become a thing of the past. -- Natan
Sharanksy, "The Case for Democracy"
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