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3 days ago · Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law — to the strength of the spirit. Nonviolence in its dynamic condition means conscious suffering.
Apr 20, 2024 · Jorge Luis Borges ( 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.
Apr 30, 2024 · Quotes [edit] We are reaching out for the daybreak of freedom and justice and equality. 1950s [edit] True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
Mar 5, 2024 · by Robert Scholes in The Vonnegut Statement (1973) edited by Jerome Klinkowitz and John Somer October 1966), later published in Conversations With Kurt Vonnegut (1988), p. 123. I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival. 1.
Oct 9, 2023 · Edgar Allan Poe. Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path. Edgar Allan Poe, born Edgar Poe ( January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, a part of literary studies and was also considered by some peoples both the central ...
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. George Washington ( 22 February 1732 – 14 December 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
George Orwell ( 25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was the pen name of British novelist, essayist, and journalist Eric Arthur Blair, whose work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and strong support of democratic socialism . See also:
