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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.
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Essential Existence Freedom Human Idea Phase Possible Survival Value
If workers are more insecure, that’s very ‘healthy’ for the society, because if workers are insecure, they won’t ask for wages, they won’t go on strike, they won’t call for benefits; they’ll serve the masters gladly and passively. And that’s optimal for corporations’ economic health.
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Age Ask Benefit Economic Health Insecure More Society Worker
No matter what engineering field you’re in, you learn the same basic science and mathematics. And then maybe you learn a little bit about how to apply it.
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Appy Basic Engineer Learn Little Mathematics Matter Same Science
History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
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History Impose Interest Liberalisation Loss More Often Powerful Show Sovereignty
The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
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Attack Democracy Design Direct Neoliberal Principle Very
Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy.
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Country Democracy Describe First Model People Political Scientist War World
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
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If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia – that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.
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Alone Asia Country Follow India Kick led Live Million People Save Ten Trait
You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
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Cannot Consumption Control Distract Population
I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog.
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Assistance Attack Being Child Decent Dog Feel Hesitation Human Rapid Responsibility
Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.
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Analog Animal Appear Human Language Phenomenon Significance Unique World
International affairs is very much run like the mafia.
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Affair International Mafia Much Run
It’s a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can’t get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy.
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Bankruptcy Business Debt Design Individual Life Out Rest Reveal Student Trap
What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded.
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Abounded Act Courage Crisis Happen Make Petrified Thoughtfulness
The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.
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