The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and read more

I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style.

People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so read more

People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest read more

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the read more

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the Whites and the Blacks have more in common with each other than with the players. Suddenly one loses all interest in who will be champion.

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.

Access to information was really limited. We had fragmented data sources, inconsistent metrics across the business, model assumptions that were read more

Access to information was really limited. We had fragmented data sources, inconsistent metrics across the business, model assumptions that were different from business to business. It was a really fragmented way of doing business.

He appeared to have died on the night of June 11 after he was hog-tied and separated from the rest read more

He appeared to have died on the night of June 11 after he was hog-tied and separated from the rest of the hostages.

You have all these offenders in that area who could be anywhere. There is no mechanism in place for them read more

You have all these offenders in that area who could be anywhere. There is no mechanism in place for them to be registering as they should be.