Aphorisms
Aphorism
/ˈafərɪz(ə)m/
noun plural noun: aphorisms
a concise observation which [might] contain a general truth.
“Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.”
This is where I collect my random thoughts/aphorisms. To my knowledge, they’re original (mostly) though they have been shaped by my interactions with people, the world and writers who have come before me. I’m in the process of transferring them all to this page. The original page with all the aphorisms is here.
The Latest Aphorism
"History is never written by the dead."
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"History is never written by the dead." ---
Surveillance turns people into actors
Think of Winston Smith in 1984. Think of yourself if you were being interviewed by a TV crew. Think how you would behave if there was a surveillance camera in bedroom.
It takes little to turn democracies into former democracies
This concept is simple - democracy is fragile