In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.
- George Orwell
Archive for June, 2008
Quote of the Day V
Posted in Truth on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Quote of the Day IV
Posted in Friedrich Nietzsche on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘To the clean are all things clean’ — thus say the people. I, however, say unto you: To the swine all things become swinish! Therefore preach the visionaries and bowed-heads (whose hearts are also bowed down): ‘The world itself is a filthy monster.’ For these are all unclean spirits; especially those, however, who have no [...]
Decent into the Underworld
Posted in Assyria, Babylonia, Mythos on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If thou openest not the gate to let me enter,
I will break the door, I will wrench the lock,
I will smash the door-posts, I will force the doors.
I will bring up the dead to eat the living.
And the dead will outnumber the living.
Quote of the Day III
Posted in Plato on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils,… nor, I think, [...]
