- “[In the West] unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without any need for an official ban.”
George Orwell
George Orwell
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” Epictetus
“Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive.” William F. Buckley Jr.
“Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power […]
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. […]