But aren’t we battered and bruised by collisions and collusions between reality and reminiscence. – David Eagleman, American neuro-scientist The philosopher-militant cried “si vis pacem, para bellum,” (Latin: “if you want peace, prepare for war”). Thus began the lifelong journey of reality and reminiscence evidenced as a typical collision of and a
Authority can be given but leadership must be earned. – Claudia Gray, American writer One has to earn the right to authority to assume a position of power whether leading corporate governance, running a government, or even managing a social club. Earned authority does not mean the power to make
Celebrate endings – for they precede new beginnings. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie, American author A new Merdeka dawned upon our nation a few days ago when the judiciary stood firm, dug in their heels, took charge and rendered due reverence to their judicial oath. Indeed, the oath of office for
The wounds of honour are self-inflicted. – Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist Open wounds that defy healing are usually dishonourably self-inflicted. They get worse as it assumes the proportions of an addiction to making grave mistakes as a result of bad decisions motivated by faulty character traits. The serious contenders are
Love your country, but never trust its government. – Robert Heinlein, American author A soldier was once asked whether he fought for his country or his government. He replied with another question to the first question: Is there a difference? The sincere inquirer told the soldier that you could love
It’s not difficult to make politics funnier. – John Cleese, British comedian In an interview, this great comedian was asked how one would make politics funny. His answer is hilarious and one fraught with great insight and wisdom. It need not be serious and hazardous, or taken seriously because that’s
Politics have no relations to morals. – Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian diplomat It is an inexorable fact that one of the serious penalties the concerned citizenry will face when they fail to participate in everyday politics is to be ruled and governed by inferiors. The great Greek scholar Plato’s warning still
Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That’s not history, that’s psychiatry. – Edward Koch, former New York mayor If political psychiatry means anything, rewriting history is outright deception that offers the fraudster a sadistically satisfying sense of feeling good simply because nobody could stop the
The independence of the judiciary is always suspect when judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and not by the People. – a Native American judge In some countries the freedom of the press, speech, expression and association are celebrated on paper only as a window
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it. – Julius Caesar, Roman dictator Julius Caesar on the seizure of power nuances a collusion and collision of principles. This is a perpetual banquet for thought, and certainly not a contradiction in terms.
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