George Orwell On The Manipulation Of History For Political Ends
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“Ayn Rand's 'philosophy' is nearly perfect in its immorality, which makes the size of her audience all the more ominous and symptomatic as we enter a curious new phase in our society.... To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil.” - Gore Vidal
In Walden, Henry David Thoreau discusses, 'quiet desperation'. What is it? In your opinion, does 'quiet desperation' drive the human need for escapism? Does it drive a need for a sense of overall purpose in our lives? (Photo credit / Franck Michel)