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Nice to see you with the statue of Socrates, Stella. Indeed, he is very inspirational. Reading from his quotes is fantastic.

"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for."

/Socrates

Source: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/socrates-quotes

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Oct 21, 2023·edited Oct 21, 2023

Stella keeps good company indeed. may her real partner join her soon.

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Socrates student put it nicely:

”Those who are too smart to engage in politics

are punished by being

governed by those who are dumber.”

/Plato

... and that is why he's in jail.

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PROTOCOLS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEARNED ELDERS OF ZION . . . Protocol XII – Control of the Press

❝Not a single announcement will reach the public without our control. Even now this is already being attained by us inasmuch as all news items are received by a few agencies, in whose offices they are focused from all parts of the world. These agencies will then be already entirely ours and will give publicity only to what we dictate to them.❞

https://cwspangle.substack.com/p/protocol-xii-control-of-the-press

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...ouch.... very true (but it doesn't diminish the misery endured by those 'punished' thusly).

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Most people hate truth. At least, your ego is small enough to see the truth. That is rare and very beautiful. Maybe your calmness, courage and your compassion have opened you up for truth?

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won."

/ Mahatma Gandhi

https://www.azquotes.com/author/5308-Mahatma_Gandhi/tag/truth

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great quote, thank you. Gandhi's idea of civil disobedience has always given me the courage to be....eh.... couragious.

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Peaceful, spiritual, activist AND politician. ;-)

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I tend to think kindly of sensible women who wear flat shoes :)

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