Quote of the day

 "When life is going well, instead of feeling gratitude, we convince ourselves that we're the all-powerful ones making it happen (these are the Ayn Rand types.) - Tim Desmond,  How to Stay Human in a F*cked-Up World: Mindfulness Practices for Real Life

Quote of the day

 "For the moment, all that we can do is to dig in our heels, and prevent silliness from sliding into insanity." - E.M. Forster, Two Cheers for Democracy

Quote of the day

 "If we consider the assault on democracy an insignificant crime, we have all yet to master our past." - Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, Fascist Spectacle: The Aesthetics of Power in Mussolini's Italy