Book: Parting with illusions



First they came for the Communists and I said nothing because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the socialists and I said nothing because I'm not a social Democrat.
Then they came for the trade unions and I said nothing, because it is not a Union member.
Then they came for the Jews and I did not protest because I was not a Jew.
And when they came for me there was no one to protest.
№ 357162   Added MegaMozg 16-01-2019 / 23:05
I am against religion because it forces us to give up our human qualities, namely, curiosity, ability to doubt and to ask questions. Religion requires one thing: faith.
№ 357161   Added MegaMozg 16-01-2019 / 23:04
Prejudices have nothing to do with logic, but have a direct relationship to ignorance.
№ 346990   Added MegaMozg 16-10-2018 / 17:04
In Russia the concept of freedom is replaced by the notion of the will, and the will says what you want, then come back.
№ 346989   Added MegaMozg 16-10-2018 / 17:03
I just felt that in essence, I'm not Russian. What does that mean exactly? Reply almost impossible, because it's almost impossible to give a precise definition of "Russian-ness". in one of my TV shows Nikita Mikhalkov said that the Russian might be the only one who have something there, but there is not that it was necessarily, and so what, to hell with it. Allow...
№ 346988   Added MegaMozg 16-10-2018 / 17:02
The great art just like Everest, like the ocean, like a fire. Simplicity is the beauty, power, immortality and unfathomable complexity.
Quote Explanation: About the work of Twardowski
№ 288929   Added MegaMozg 04-06-2017 / 15:29
We see and hear only what you want to see and hear you and ignore what contradicts our beliefs and opinions.
№ 158812   Added MegaMozg 11-01-2017 / 17:11