QUOTES OF THE DAY 3-1-13

“The first duty of a man is to think for himself”
― José Martí

“Societies in decline have no use for visionaries.”
― Anaïs Nin

“Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the blood of Patriots and Tyrants.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are
presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new
evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is
extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it
is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize,
ignore and even deny anything that doesn’t fit in with the core belief.”
― Frantz Fanon

“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.”
― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
― Aristotle

“A little rebellion is a good thing. ”
― Thomas Jefferson