Friday, June 30, 2006
JUNE 29 2006 - PETER KROPOTKIN (1842 - 1921)
"UNLESS SOCIALISTS ARE PREPARED AND AVOWEDLY TO PROFESS THAT THE SATISFACTION OF THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MUST BE THEIR FIRST AIM; UNLESS THEY HAVE PREPARED PUBLIC OPINION TO ESTABLISH ITSELF FIRMLY AT THIS STANDPOINT, THE PEOPLE IN THEIR NEXT ATTEMPT TO FREE THEMSELVES WILL ONCE MORE SUFFER A DEFEAT."
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
JUNE 28 2006 - JANET BOREHAM (1954 - 1984)
"HELLO, RICHARD."
JUNE 27 2006 - DAVID ROUND FROM NEW ZEALAND
"GEORGE ORWELL HE SAID THAT PATRIOTISM IS LOVE OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY, AND NATIONALISM WAS HATING OTHER PEOPLE'S."
Monday, June 26, 2006
JUNE 26 2006 - "WILL FROM WISCONSIN"
"THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEE."
Sunday, June 25, 2006
JUNE 25 2006 - PLAQUE AT TILGATE PARK PEACE GARDEN (CRAWLEY)
"LET ALL WHO STAND HERE AND READ
REMEMBER THOSE IN THE PAST
WHO MADE OUR PRESENT POSSIBLE.
NOW WE ARE THE GUARDIANS OF THE FUTURE
LET US ENSURE THAT GENERATIONS TO COME
CAN LOOK BACK TO US AS THE PEOPLE
WHO PUT AN END TO THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
WHICH HAD PLACED THE VERY EXISTENCE OF HUMANITY AT RISK."
REMEMBER THOSE IN THE PAST
WHO MADE OUR PRESENT POSSIBLE.
NOW WE ARE THE GUARDIANS OF THE FUTURE
LET US ENSURE THAT GENERATIONS TO COME
CAN LOOK BACK TO US AS THE PEOPLE
WHO PUT AN END TO THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
WHICH HAD PLACED THE VERY EXISTENCE OF HUMANITY AT RISK."
Saturday, June 24, 2006
JUNE 24 2006 - CARL SAGAN
"EVERY THINKING PERSON FEARS NUCLEAR WAR, AND EVERY TECHNOLOGICAL STATE PLANS FOR IT. EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS MADNESS, AND EVERY NATION HAS AN EXCUSE."
Thursday, June 22, 2006
JUNE 23 2006 - SAMANTHA MORE ( AGED 11 )
"THE TRIGGER"
IT STARTED AS EVIL, A SPARK IN THE EYE
IT CAUGHT AND TURNED INTO A RAGING FIRE;
ANGER SWELLED AND THE FLAMES GREW BIGGER -
THOUSANDS DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS TRIGGER.
(Published in The Argus - February 19 2003)
JUNE 22 2006 - H.G. WELLS (1866 - 1946)
"HUMAN HISTORY BECOMES MORE AND MORE A RACE BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CATASTROPHE"
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
JUNE 21 2006 - AUTHOR UNKNOWN
"ONE MAN'S TERRORIST IS ANOTHER MAN'S FREEDOM FIGHTER"
(Quoted by Robert Hutchinson, "Counter terrorism Elizabethan style", West Sussex Gazette, June 21 2006)
(Quoted by Robert Hutchinson, "Counter terrorism Elizabethan style", West Sussex Gazette, June 21 2006)
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
JUNE 20 2006 - MOHAMED ELBARADEI
"THERE IS NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO THIS SITUATION. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE. THE ONLY DURABLE SOLUTION IS A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION."
(Mohamed Elbaradei, Head of the International Atomic Agency, who put forward a proposal "that all production and processing of weapon-usable material be under international control" (Noam Chomsky, "A negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis is within reach", UK Guardian, June 19 2006).
(Mohamed Elbaradei, Head of the International Atomic Agency, who put forward a proposal "that all production and processing of weapon-usable material be under international control" (Noam Chomsky, "A negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis is within reach", UK Guardian, June 19 2006).
Monday, June 19, 2006
JUNE 19 2006 - THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION (1948)
"EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON"
JUNE 18 2006 - THE FRENCH DECLARATION (1789)
"LIBERTE ! EGALITE ! FRATERNITE !"
"LIBERTY ! EQUALITY ! BROTHERHOOD !"
"LIBERTY ! EQUALITY ! BROTHERHOOD !"
JUNE 17 2006 - THE AMERICAN DECLARATION (1776)
"WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT; THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL; AND THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS; THAT AMONG THOSE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"
Thursday, June 15, 2006
JUNE 16 2006 - JOHN MILTON (1608 - 1674)
"BY THE KNOWN RULES OF ANCIENT LIBERTY"
(Source : George Orwell's 'Proposed Preface' to Animal Farm.
Animal Farm was written in 1943/44 and published (without Orwell's 'Proposed Preface') in 1945 - US in 1946. Preface found years later by Ian Angus, and finally published by Bernard Crick in 1972)
(Source : George Orwell's 'Proposed Preface' to Animal Farm.
Animal Farm was written in 1943/44 and published (without Orwell's 'Proposed Preface') in 1945 - US in 1946. Preface found years later by Ian Angus, and finally published by Bernard Crick in 1972)
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
JUNE 15 2006 - CARL GUSTAV JUNG (1875 - 1961)
"WE NEED MORE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE, BECAUSE THE ONLY REAL DANGER THAT EXISTS IS MAN HIMSELF; HE IS THE GREAT DANGER, AND WE ARE PITIFULLY UNAWARE OF IT"
(Carl Jung - psychiatrist and psychoanalyst - in a 1959 BBC Television interview with John Freeman)
(Carl Jung - psychiatrist and psychoanalyst - in a 1959 BBC Television interview with John Freeman)
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
JUNE 14 2006 - MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
"ILL WITH A SUPERIORITY COMPLEX" (THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
(Source : "US superiority complex is easing says Gorbachev", The Argus, June 13 2006 - Page 19).
(Source : "US superiority complex is easing says Gorbachev", The Argus, June 13 2006 - Page 19).
Monday, June 12, 2006
JUNE 13 2006 - BERTOLT BRECHT (1898 - 1956)
"YOUTH IS WHEN YOU BLAME YOUR TROUBLES ON YOUR PARENTS;
MATURITY IS WHEN YOU LEARN THAT EVERYTHING IS THE FAULT OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION."
(Source : "Young people's protests are easy to mock. But ignore them at your peril", The Guardian, June 12 2006 - Gary Younge)
MATURITY IS WHEN YOU LEARN THAT EVERYTHING IS THE FAULT OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION."
(Source : "Young people's protests are easy to mock. But ignore them at your peril", The Guardian, June 12 2006 - Gary Younge)
Sunday, June 11, 2006
JUNE 12 2006 - GEORGE ORWELL (1903 - 1950)
"POLITICAL LANGUAGE...IS DESIGNED TO MAKE LIES SOUND TRUTHFUL AND MURDER RESPECTABLE, AND TO GIVE AN APPEARANCE OF SOLIDITY TO PURE WIND."
(Source : "Politics and the English Language", Horizon, April 1946)("Orwell and Politics", Penguin Classics, 2001)
(Source : "Politics and the English Language", Horizon, April 1946)("Orwell and Politics", Penguin Classics, 2001)
Saturday, June 10, 2006
JUNE 11 2006 - JEAN CALDER
"IF THEY TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST US, WHO ON EARTH COULD BLAME THEM ?"
(Source : "Who can blame the Iraqis for hating us ?", The Jean Calder Column, Argus, June 10/11 2007)
(Source : "Who can blame the Iraqis for hating us ?", The Jean Calder Column, Argus, June 10/11 2007)
Friday, June 09, 2006
JUNE 10 2006 - KARL MARX (1818-1883)
"THE PHILOSOPHERS HAVE ONLY INTERPRETED THE WORLD, IN VARIOUS WAYS; THE POINT, HOWEVER, IS TO CHANGE IT"
(His Tomb Inscription in London's Highgate Cemetery)
(His Tomb Inscription in London's Highgate Cemetery)
JUNE 9 2006 - JESUS CHRIST (c.6 BC - c.30 AD)
"JUDGE NOT, THAT YOU BE NOT JUDGED. FOR WITH THE JUDGEMENT YOU PRONOUNCE YOU WILL BE JUDGED, AND THE MEASURE YOU GIVE WILL BE THE MEASURE YOU GET.
"WHY DO YOU SEE THE SPECK THAT IS IN YOUR BROTHER'S EYE, BUT DO NOT NOTICE THE LOG THAT IS IN YOUR OWN EYE ? OR HOW CAN YOU SAY TO YOUR BROTHER, 'LET ME TAKE THE SPECK OUT OF YOUR EYE', WHEN THERE IS THE LOG IN YOUR OWN EYE ?
"YOU HYPOCRITE, FIRST TAKE THE LOG OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE, AND THEN YOU WILL SEE CLEARLY TO TAKE THE SPECK OUT OF YOUR BROTHER'S EYE."
(Source : The Bible - St Matthew Chapter 7 vs 1-5)
"WHY DO YOU SEE THE SPECK THAT IS IN YOUR BROTHER'S EYE, BUT DO NOT NOTICE THE LOG THAT IS IN YOUR OWN EYE ? OR HOW CAN YOU SAY TO YOUR BROTHER, 'LET ME TAKE THE SPECK OUT OF YOUR EYE', WHEN THERE IS THE LOG IN YOUR OWN EYE ?
"YOU HYPOCRITE, FIRST TAKE THE LOG OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE, AND THEN YOU WILL SEE CLEARLY TO TAKE THE SPECK OUT OF YOUR BROTHER'S EYE."
(Source : The Bible - St Matthew Chapter 7 vs 1-5)
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
JUNE 8 2006 - JOSE & SHIKO BLOGGERS
"HISTORY IS ALWAYS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS" - JOSE BLOGGER - JUNE 6
"HISTORY IS THE WINNER'S SIDE OF THE STORY" - SHIKO BLOGGER - JUNE 6
"HISTORY IS THE WINNER'S SIDE OF THE STORY" - SHIKO BLOGGER - JUNE 6
JUNE 7 2006 - MARINA PEPPER
"IF THE GOVERNMENT CAN AFFORD THE WAR IN IRAQ, I THINK THEY CAN AFFORD TO FUND A NON-PRIVATISED NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE."
(Cllr Marina Pepper, Liberal Democrat Chairwoman of Lewes District Council - Source : "Call to keep NHS public", Argus, June 6 2006)
(Cllr Marina Pepper, Liberal Democrat Chairwoman of Lewes District Council - Source : "Call to keep NHS public", Argus, June 6 2006)
Monday, June 05, 2006
JUNE 6 2006 - DEIDRE MCALISKEY
"I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THREAT THEY COULD THINK SHE POSES TO U.S. SECURITY; UNLESS THE THREAT IS KNOWING TOO MUCH AND SAYING IT TOO WELL."
(Reaction of Deidre McAliskey, daughter of Bernadette McAliskey (nee Devlin), when her mother was barred from the U.S. in 2003)
(Reaction of Deidre McAliskey, daughter of Bernadette McAliskey (nee Devlin), when her mother was barred from the U.S. in 2003)
Sunday, June 04, 2006
JUNE 5 2006 - ARCHBISHOP CAMARA OF BRAZIL
"WHEN I FED THE POOR THEY CALLED ME A SAINT. WHEN I ASKED 'WHY ARE THEY POOR?' THEY CALLED ME A COMMUNIST."
Saturday, June 03, 2006
JUNE 4 2006 - JEREMY PAXMAN
"CHURCH SPIRES ARE THE GREAT PUNCTUATION POINTS OF OUR ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE, BUT THE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS OF THIS COUNTRY NOT ONLY TELL US WHERE WE ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY, THEY TELL US WHERE WE'VE COME FROM" (JEREMY PAXMAN)
(Source : "Clergy have a duty to safeguard our heritage", The Jean Calder Column, Argus, June 3 2006)
Personal Note : I will remember this quote each time Lowfield Heath's Church Spire appears through the morning mist at Gatwick. All that remains of this ancient village is St Michael's and All Angels. It is now full of airport warehousing and one hotel. The church has now closed. It is in the way of the proposed new second runway. Only one person lives there now - a 93 year old man on airport land parallel to the runway. He is also in the way...
(Source : "Clergy have a duty to safeguard our heritage", The Jean Calder Column, Argus, June 3 2006)
Personal Note : I will remember this quote each time Lowfield Heath's Church Spire appears through the morning mist at Gatwick. All that remains of this ancient village is St Michael's and All Angels. It is now full of airport warehousing and one hotel. The church has now closed. It is in the way of the proposed new second runway. Only one person lives there now - a 93 year old man on airport land parallel to the runway. He is also in the way...
Friday, June 02, 2006
JUNE 3 2006 - CYRIL EDWIN MITCHINSON JOAD (1891-1953) English Philosopher, Writer and Outcast.
OXFORD UNION DEBATE (1950) : "THAT THIS HOUSE REGRETS THE INFLUENCE EXERCISED BY THE U.S. AS THE DOMINANT POWER AMONG THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONS."
('C.E.M.J.' won the debate, against Randolph Churchill, who later mockingly described him as a "Third Class Socrates" - alluding to Joad's train ticket 'scandal' two years before (1948), which brought upon him 'Establishment' attack, public humiliation, and a rapid decline in celebrity status (and health).
('C.E.M.J.' won the debate, against Randolph Churchill, who later mockingly described him as a "Third Class Socrates" - alluding to Joad's train ticket 'scandal' two years before (1948), which brought upon him 'Establishment' attack, public humiliation, and a rapid decline in celebrity status (and health).
Thursday, June 01, 2006
JUNE 2 2006 - RICHARD W. SYMONDS
"FASCISM (OR, 'BULLY POLITICS') FEEDS OFF THE DECAYING TISSUE OF OTHER 'ISMS' - BE THEY CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM, IMPERIALISM, SOCIALISM, CATHOLICISM, PROTESTANTISM, OR WHATEVERISM".
(On reading "What is Fascism?" by George Orwell - Tribune 'As I Please' 24 March 1944 / Source : "Orwell and Politics" - Penguin Classics 2001 - Page 321)
(On reading "What is Fascism?" by George Orwell - Tribune 'As I Please' 24 March 1944 / Source : "Orwell and Politics" - Penguin Classics 2001 - Page 321)
