Civilization is not a cure for barbarism; it is a respite from barbarism, to be enjoyed while it lasts.
Nov 282017
Civilization is not a cure for barbarism; it is a respite from barbarism, to be enjoyed while it lasts.
It is astonishing what a lab coat will let you get away with.
We spend the first half of our lives accumulating possessions and the second half getting rid of them.
Accuracy is the last refuge of a liar.
When we wish to follow the man, we find the reasons.
Dissent requires the willingness to set aside a few evenings, dissidence the occasional weekend.
It is our former selves that we especially loathe.
Almost everyone means well, and this is terrifying.
There is no freedom to speak without the freedom to be silent.
Authority depends on prestige, or failing that, police.