"The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it."

-- Kate Adie

#Silence Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Information Quotes

“We have been the most prodigal of people with land, and for years we wasted it with impunity. There was so much of it, and no matter how we fouled it, there was always more over the next hill, or so it seemed.”

Source : William H. Whyte (2012). “The Last Landscape”, p.1, University of Pennsylvania Press
“At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation, and prejudice.”

Source : Gore Vidal (1969). “Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship. (1. Ed.)”, Boston : Little, Brown
“People do not realize this, but my drug addiction was actually a short span of time. It was only for two years.”

Source : "Interview: Corey Feldman picture". www.askmen.com.
“A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?”
“Trust me not at all, or all in all.”
“Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.”
“Disney had such a hold on the mind of America-they were Adolf Hitler. The whole country thought Disney was some sort of god and that animation was some sort of pure thing for children.”
“[To the cultures of Asia and the continent of Africa] it is the Western impact which has stirred up the winds of change and set the processes of modernization in motion. Education brought not only the idea of equality but also another belief which we used to take for granted in the West-the idea of progress, the idea that science and technology can be used to better human conditions. In ancient society, men tended to believe themselves fortunate if tomorrow was not worse than today and anyway, there was little they could do about it.”

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