"Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals."

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Source : "Medical Nemesis". Book by Ivan Illich, 1976.

Ivan Illich

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“I made my choice to be in Ferrari. It is not easy because it is important for a man to have satisfaction. And for me to get the satisfaction I want means getting results.”
“I definitely like to go out and dance. I'm a big vibe person when it comes to music so a song really has to make me feel a certain way in order for me to fall in love with it.”
“If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion. So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.”

Source : Bertrand Russell (2009). “Unpopular Essays”, p.99, Routledge
“Those who can command themselves command others.”
“We are identified and known by the sort of fruit, the quantity of fruit, and the quality of fruit borne out in our daily conversation, conduct, and character. There is no greater criterion for Christians. It is the paramount gauge of God's people.”
“I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.”
“We have lost many men and planes trying to intercept them.”
“Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.”

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