Sign in with Facebook
“Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.”
―
―
“That is what I have always understood to be the essence of anarchism: the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on authority, and that it should be dismantled if that burden cannot be met.”
―
―
“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
―
―
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”
― The Common Good
― The Common Good
“Responsibility I believe accrues through privilege. People like you and me have an unbelievable amount of privilege and therefore we have a huge amount of responsibility. We live in free societies where we are not afraid of the police; we have extraordinary wealth available to us by global standards. If you have those things, then you have the kind of responsibility that a person does not have if he or she is slaving seventy hours a week to put food on the table; a responsibility at the very least to inform yourself about power. Beyond that, it is a question of whether you believe in moral certainties or not.”
―
―
Vijay’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Vijay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
192 books
|
87 friends
285 books
|
245 friends
15 books
|
129 friends
43 books
|
169 friends
6 books
|
98 friends
95 books
|
191 friends
3 books
|
105 friends
22 books
|
89 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Vijay
Lists liked by Vijay
