"Revolution may not be pro-Western or democratic."

-- Evgeny Morozov

#May Quotes #Revolution Quotes #Democratic Quotes

“I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it's such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction.”
“He who allows oppression shares the crime.”
“Feeling that morality has nothing to do with the way you use the resources of the world is an idea that can't persist much longer. If it does, then we won't.”
“No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.”

Source : Amartya Sen (2011). “The Idea of Justice”, p.343, Harvard University Press
“Don't make misrepresentations to anyone you deal with. If you believe the other person may have misunderstood you, correct any misunderstanding you find exists. Honesty is integral to ethical behavior, and trustworthiness is essential for good, lasting relationships.”
“We've got to reinvest in space travel. Â We should haveÂ never left the moon.”
“If there's any mystery to me at all, it's probably due to the fact that I'm not online and don't go to conventions--which means that I'm probably not as accessible to fans as most writers are these days. If that makes me seem like a weird recluse, so be it.”
“The retirement of Athanasius, which ended only with the life of Constantius, was spent, for the most part, in the society of the monks, who faithfully served him as guards, as secretaries, and as messengers; but the importance of maintaining a more intimate connection with the catholic party tempted him, whenever the diligence of the pursuit was abated, to emerge from the desert, to introduce himself into Alexandria, and to trust his person to the discretion of his friends and adherents.”

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