"Governments produced by the most banal of electoral victories, like those produced by the crudest of coups d'Ã©tat, will always feel obliged to dress themselves up linguistically in some way."

-- John Ralston Saul

#Government Quotes #Victory Quotes #Dresses Quotes

“Segregation...not only harms one physically but injures one spiritually...It scars the soul...It is a system which forever stares the segregated in the face, saying 'You are less than...''You are not equal to...'”
“[On Peter III:] He did not have a bad heart; but a weak man usually has not.”
“In the old days, when you took out a mortgage, it was probably through a local bank or a credit union, and whoever gave you your loan held on to it for life. If you lost your job or got too sick to work and suddenly had trouble making your payments, you could call a human being and work things out.”
“You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.”
“The body learns through exaggeration and contrast”
“I wonder how appropriate it is to try to 'argue someone into the kingdom.' Many apologists hotly deny any such charge, but I don't believe them. The tenor of almost all apologetics literature makes it plain that this is their intent.”
“To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure.”
“I've been arrested a few times, but I've never been in real trouble. Because what I do is art and even if it is illegal, Art is a universal activity, and artists are generally respected.”

Source : "Artist Interview: ‘Invader’ on Hong Kong’s ‘Wipe Out’, street art policy – Exclusive". urban-dna.org. May, 2015.

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