Catching Rain: Quote

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

We Rise Within Free MAN

He who knows others is wise;
He who know himself is enlightened.

We see the world through the polarized vision of the battle between love and fear. If fear dominates, then we see the world one way. If love dominates, then we see the world a completely different way. Vision is simply hence an illusion, so why not see a good world?

Life is "how" thought exists. Thought is "why" life exists.

The enemy, whether he be internal ... or external,
seems to be an indispensable requisite in the armory of a totalitarian leader.

...he will be able to obtain the support of all the docile and gullible, who have no strong convictions of their own but are prepared to accept a ready-made system of values if it is only drummed into their ears sufficiently loudly and frequently. It will be those whose vague and imperfectly formed ideas are easily swayed and whose passions and emotions are readily aroused who will thus swell the ranks of the totalitarian party.

...and, with the decline of the understanding of the way in which the free system worked,
our awareness of what depended on its existence also decreased.

You have to be trusted,
by the people that you lie to,
so that when they turn their backs on you,
you'll get the chance put the knife in.