Ivan Illich

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him
absolutely no good.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him
absolutely no good.

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves:
the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of read more

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves:
the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Healthy people are those who live in healthy homes on a healthy diet; in an environment equally fit for birth, read more

Healthy people are those who live in healthy homes on a healthy diet; in an environment equally fit for birth, growth work, healing, and dying... Healthy people need no bureaucratic interference to mate, give birth, share the human condition and die.

Together we have come to realize that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to read more

Together we have come to realize that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school