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The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.
The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.
Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.
Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.
Politics are about power; we cannot evade that truth or its consequences. We dream of a better world but it read more
Politics are about power; we cannot evade that truth or its consequences. We dream of a better world but it is in Utopia- that is, nowhere.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and read more
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.
One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our read more
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?
One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most read more
One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most wars, however, are started by well-fed people with time on their hands to dream up half-baked ideologies or grandiose ambitions, and to nurse real or imagined grievances.
