“And are Ulysses arts no better known?
This hollow fabric either must enclose
within in blind recess, our secret foes;
or ‘t is an engine rais’d above the town,
t’ o’erlook the walls, and then to batter down.
Somewhat is sure design’d by fraud or force:
trust not their presents, nor admit the horse.”
- Virgil’s Aeneid, Book Two, translated by John Dryden.His “Team of Reactionaries embodies the president-elect’s cynical and contemptuous repudiation of his campaign rhetoric and the aspirations of the vast majority of those who voted for him.” - Tom Eley
“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it’s profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, pull back the curtains, and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.” - Frank Zappa
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.” - James Baldwin
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” - Albert Einstein
“The cure for despair is not hope.” - Phyllis Wheatley
“Obama’s ascendancy is an excellent illustration of how the system handles dissent. A black face, a soothing voice and a vague message of change - all designed to keep the rabble pacified without changing anything at all.” - Mickey Z
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