Quotation of the day for August 31, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 31, 2013 "Originality and the feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky Submitted by: Reddy, Michael Aug. 23, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 30, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 30, 2013 "Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule." - Friedrich Nietzsche Submitted by: Reddy, Michael Aug. 21, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 29, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 29, 2013 "[T]o be an American, I think, is to trust and be trusted by a certain kind of system, a Constitution which guarantees safety from illegal search and seizure, the right to assemble, excoriate the president, to do whatever, really, we want to do. And the fact that I am free means, of course, that the system is still working. But the un-Americans are sort of whittling away at our system. And, frankly, that's not the kind of America that I believe in and I think most people believe in. I think it's disgusting, and I think it's un-American." - William Vollman, journalist and novelist, from an interview on NPR discussing the FBI's investigations of him. [http://www.npr.org/2013/08/22/214392632/writer-william-vollmann-uncovers-his-fbi-file] Submitted by: Jeff Copeland Aug. 26, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 27, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 27, 2013 "In the past, the United States has sometimes, kind of sardonically, been described as a one-party state: the business party with two factions called Democrats and Republicans. That's no longer true. It's still a one-party state, the business party. But it only has one faction. The faction is moderate Republicans, who are now called Democrats. There are virtually no moderate Republicans in what's called the Republican Party and virtually no liberal Democrats in what's called the Democratic [sic] Party. It's basically a party of what would be moderate Republicans and similarly, Richard Nixon would be way at the left of the political spectrum today. Eisenhower would be in outer space." - Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor and professor (emeritus) of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in his keynote address at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany, 17 June 2013. [http://dw.de/p/19AdU] Submitted by: Manavendra Thakur Aug. 17, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 26, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 26, 2013 "Still. 12-4. Against the Houston Astros. "This is like losing a game of chess to your dog." - Cathal Kelly, sports writer, on the latest loss by the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2013/08/23/houston_astros_feast_on_bumbling_blue_jays.html#] Submitted by: Terry Labach Aug. 25, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 25, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 25, 2013 "In my experience, I've never had anyone charged with murder who was stoned on marijuana when they committed the offence. Alcohol? You bet." - Bill Roe, president of the Saskatoon Criminal Defence Lawyers Association, responding to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police passing a resolution calling for more enforcement options for minor marijuana possession. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 22, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 24, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 24, 2013 "This man has remarkable logic, eloquence and memory. As someone who likes smart people, for a moment I almost forgot about his avarice, evilness and ruthlessness." - @thomasluo, in a tweet on Bo Xilai's courtroom performance. [http://www.tealeafnation.com/2013/08/you-cant-handle-the-truth-chinese-authorities-restrict-coverage-of-bo-xilai-trial/] Submitted by: Michael Hora Aug. 22, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 23, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 23, 2013 "When a soldier who shared information with the press and public is punished far more harshly than others who tortured prisoners and killed civilians, something is seriously wrong with our justice system. A legal system that doesn't distinguish between leaks to the press in the public interest and treason against the nation will not only produce unjust results, but will deprive the public of critical information that is necessary for democratic accountability. This is a sad day for Bradley Manning, but it's also a sad day for all Americans who depend on brave whistleblowers and a free press for a fully informed public debate." - Ben Wizner, of the American Civil Liberties Union, on the sentencing of whistleblower Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison. [https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech-national-security/beyond-bradley-manning-government-has-made-its-point-updated] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 22, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 22, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 22, 2013 "Actually, the suburbs are far more sinister places than most city dwellers imagine. Their very blandness forces the imagination into new areas. I mean, one's got to get up in the morning thinking of a deviant act, merely to make certain of one's freedom. It needn't be much; kicking the dog will do." - J. G. Ballard, writer. Submitted by: Terry Labach Aug. 1, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 21, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 21, 2013 Marriage is for old folks Cold folks, not for me One married he, one married she Whaddya got? Two people watchin' TV - Mort Shuman and Leon Carr, from the song Marriage Is For Old Folks, written for the musical "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". The song was famously covered by Nina Simone. Submitted by: Rob Wood Feb. 13, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 19, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 19, 2013 "We may never know all the details of the mass surveillance programs, but we know this: The administration has justified them through abuse of language, intentional evasion of statutory protections, secret, unreviewable investigative procedures and constitutional arguments that make a mockery of the government's professed concern with protecting Americans' privacy. It's time to call the N.S.A.'s mass surveillance programs what they are: criminal." - Jennifer Stisa Granick and Christopher Jon Sprigman, writing in the New York Times. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 13, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 18, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 18, 2013 "It's time we called the government's actions what it really is: commandeering. Commandeering is a practice we're used to in wartime, where commercial ships are taken for military use, or production lines are converted to military production. But now it's happening in peacetime. Vast swaths of the Internet are being commandeered to support this surveillance state." - Bruce Schneier, security expert, on the Internet surveillance of the U.S. NSA. [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/the-nsa-is-commandeering-the-internet/278572/] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 13, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 17, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 17, 2013 "Simplicity and beauty are the signs not of truth but of a well-constructed approximate model of a limited domain of phenomena." - Lee Smolin, in Time Reborn. [http://www.amazon.com/Time-Reborn-Crisis-Physics-Universe/dp/0547511728/] Submitted by: John Karabaic Aug. 6, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 16, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 16, 2013 "When Oregonians hear the words secret law, they have come up to me and asked, "Ron, how can the law be secret? When you guys pass laws that's a public deal. I'm going to look them up online." In response, I tell Oregonians that there are effectively two Patriot Acts -- the first is the one that they can read on their laptop in Medford or Portland, analyze and understand. Then there's the real Patriot Act -- the secret interpretation of the law that the government is actually relying upon. The secret rulings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have interpreted the Patriot Act... in some surprising ways, and these rulings are kept entirely secret from the public. These rulings can be astoundingly broad. The one that authorizes the bulk collection of phone records is as broad as any I have ever seen." - Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator from Oregon, on the Patriot Act, from a speech delivered to the Center for American Progress Event on NSA Surveillance. [http://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/7232013WydenCAPspeech.pdf] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 15, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 15, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 15, 2013 "Most Americans have a dull sense that their lives are fundamentally "off"--because for the most part, they are. They hate their lives, but to get through the day, besides taking Prozac and consulting their cell phone every two minutes, they talk themselves into believing that they want to be doing what they are doing. This is probably the major source of illness in our culture, whether physical or mental." - Morris Berman, cultural historian and social critic [http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/how-americas-culture-of-hustling-is-dark-and-empty/278601/] Submitted by: Terry Labach Aug. 13, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 14, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 14, 2013 "I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard work by shutting down Lavabit. After significant soul searching, I have decided to suspend operations. I wish that I could legally share with you the events that led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to know what's going on--the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to speak out in situations like this. Unfortunately, Congress has passed laws that say otherwise." - Ladar Levison, owner of Lavabit, a secure e-mail service. Levison shut the firm down this month when he felt he could no longer guarantee the privacy of clients in the face of U.S. government information requests. [http://lavabit.com/] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Aug. 13, 2013

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Quotation of the day for August 13, 2013

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Quotation of the Day for August 13, 2013 "We want fairness. There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat." - members of a mob in Zhongxiang, China, protesting the harshness of exam invigilators. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10132391/Riot-after-Chinese-teachers-try-to-stop-pupils-cheating.html] Submitted by: Dana Weeks Aug. 12, 2013

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