8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
12468 | A state of affairs is only possible if there has been an actual substance to initiate it [Pruss] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
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] |