WIST Quotations

Inge, William Ralph -- A Rustic Moralist (1934)

Dave — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:53:17 +0000

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.

William Ralph Inge (1860-1954) English prelate [Dean Inge]
A Rustic Moralist (1934)

Arendt, Hannah -- The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 12 “Totalitarianism in Power,” sec. 1 (1951)

Dave — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:39:31 +0000

Real power begins where secrecy begins.

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
The Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 12 “Totalitarianism in Power,” sec. 1 (1951)
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Bird, Brad -- The Incredibles (2004)

Dave — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:35:13 +0000

BOB: You know I’m retired from hero work.
EDNA: As am I, Robert, yet here we are!

Brad Bird (b. 1957) American director, animator and screenwriter [Phillip Bradley Bird]
The Incredibles (2004)
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Eisenhower, Dwight David -- Speech, Associated Press luncheon, New York (24 Apr 1950)

Dave — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:21:29 +0000

Censorship, in my opinion, is a stupid and shallow way of approaching the solution to any problem. Though sometimes necessary, as witness a professional and technical secret that may have a bearing upon the welfare and very safety of this country, we should be very careful in the way we apply it, because in censorship always lurks the very great danger of working to the disadvantage of the American nation.

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) American general, US President (1953-61)
Speech, Associated Press luncheon, New York (24 Apr 1950)

Polybius -- Histories, 9.12 [tr. Paton (1925)]

Dave — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:44:15 +0000

In military operations what is done openly and by force is much less than what is done by stratagem and the use of opportunity.

Polybius (203?-120 BC) Greek historian
Histories, 9.12 [tr. Paton (1925)]