Common wisdom says not to talk about religion or politics
But are they not the only things that are truly worth talking about?
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therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." -Plato-
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." -Plato-
"In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.." -George Orwell-
“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -JFK-
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." -Plato-
"In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.." -George Orwell-
“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -JFK-