7 ideas
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
3914 | Language arranges sensory experience to form a world-order [Whorf] |
23857 | People in power always try to increase their power [Weil] |
23856 | Spontaneous movements are powerless against organised repression [Weil] |
23859 | True democracy is the subordination of society to the individual [Weil] |
23858 | War is perpetuated by its continual preparations [Weil] |
23860 | Even if a drowning man is doomed, he should keep swimming to the last [Weil] |