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Friday, July 28, 2006

the BIG lie

All this was inspired by the principle - which is quite true in itself - that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying. These people know only too well how to use falsehood for the basest purposes.

Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

Thursday, July 27, 2006

literature

"The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order."

Jean Cocteau

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

art

"To make people free is the aim of art, therefore art for me is the science of freedom."

Joseph Beuys

Saturday, July 22, 2006

the moron President

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

H.L. Mencken, 1920.

The Good Old Days...

... Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, statesman, orator and writer (106-43 BC)

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

high school

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."

Kurt Vonnegut

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Liberals...

"Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things – every one. So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, ‘Liberal,’ as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won’t work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor."

-- Matt Santos, The West Wing

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