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WIST Quotations

A quotation from Stevenson

To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years, and take rank, not as a prophet, but as an unteachable brat, well birched and none the wiser. It is as if a ship captain should sail to India from the Port of London; and having brought a chart of the Thames on deck at his first setting out, should obstinately use no other for the whole voyage.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1878-03), “Crabbed Age and Youth,” Cornhill Magazine, Vol. 37

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WIST Quotations · Essay (1878-03), "Crabbed Age and Youth," Cornhill Magazine, Vol. 37 - Stevenson, Robert Louis | WIST QuotationsTo hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years, and take rank, not as a prophet, but as an unteachable brat, well birched and none the wiser. It is as if a ship captain should sail to…
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A quotation from Molly Ivins

It’s a damn sight simpler to criticize other people’s ideas than it is to set forth your own. One is never in so much danger of making an ass of one’s self as when one is engaged in saying, “This I believe …”

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1973-01), “Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,” Houston Journalism Review

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formuchdeliberation

"how much satisfaction is truly gained from the action? Voting can give the common people a voice, voting can lead to the initiation of change, electoral politics can create a platform for social movement, it can be a tool for advocacy... Yet, some see voting as a mere one shot action or a seasonal thing that cannot really impact any change in terms of on-going issues...so the thought remains, to vote or not to vote..."
#voting #elections #opinions #politics #democracy

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for much deliberation · to vote or not to vote, thoughts on the electoral process...And all the people call for democracy, they want their small voices to resonate with some external character that will satisfy their demands. Yes, election processes should fill this role, yes el...
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