"Globalization was supposed to break down barriers between continents and bring all peoples together. But what kind of globalization do we have with over one billion people on the planet not having safe water to drink?"

-- Mikhail Gorbachev

#Water Quotes #People Quotes #Together Quotes

“In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?”
“A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.”
“If we don't end war, war will end us.”
“Sometimes it pays not to be interested in what happened but in what did not happen.”
“The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.”
“Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what is also clear is that this freedom does not stand alone. It is freedom in responsibility and freedom to exercise responsibility.”

Source : Rudolf Rocker (2004). “Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice”, p.18, AK Press
“Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance.”
“Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.”

Source : Karl Jay Shapiro (2004). “Creative Glut: Selected Essays of Karl Shapiro”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher

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