As for the third Official Reason: exposing Western Hypocrisy - how much more exposed can they be? Which decent human being on earth harbors any illusions about it? These are people whose histories are spongy with the blood of others. Colonialism, apartheid, slavery, ethnic cleansing, germ warfare, chemical weapons - they virtually invented it all.
Arundhati RoyTag: history hypocrisy western-civilization international-development colonialism european-civilization postcolonialism western-history post-colonial-theory third-world-feminism western-hypocrisy
In the history of battles and wars, the massacres of civilians were the main reason of revolutions success.
M.F. MoonzajerTag: history war revolution battle massacre civilians
Tenía en mis manos la posibilidad de vivir la vida que yo deseaba; no luchando ni huyendo, sino recurriendo a mi ingenio.
Sherry JonesLet the ravioli simmer for the time it takes to say two Lord's Prayers.
Martino de Rossi c o William Sitwell[Dialogue between Solon and an Egyptian Priest]
In the Egyptian Delta, at the head of which the river Nile divides, there is a certain district which is called the district of Sais [...] To this city came Solon, and was received there with great honour; he asked the priests who were most skilful in such matters, about antiquity, and made the discovery that neither he nor any other Hellene knew anything worth mentioning about the times of old. On one occasion, wishing to draw them on to speak of antiquity, he began to tell about the most ancient things in our part of the world-about Phoroneus, who is called "the first man," and about Niobe; and after the Deluge, of the survival of Deucalion and Pyrrha; and he traced the genealogy of their descendants, and reckoning up the dates, tried to compute how many years ago the events of which he was speaking happened. Thereupon one of the priests, who was of a very great age, said: O Solon, Solon, you Hellenes are never anything but children, and there is not an old man among you. Solon in return asked him what he meant. I mean to say, he replied, that in mind you are all young; there is no old opinion handed down among you by ancient tradition, nor any science which is hoary with age.
Tag: wisdom knowledge history egypt
We have to remember, sometimes the most important history is the history we're making today.
J.K. RowlingTag: history today j-k-rowling
Hasta que aprendiera a controlarme a mí misma, no sería capaz de controlar mi destino
Sherry JonesThese great historical figures we admire for their conquests, their drive, their ambition, and the progress they are said to have been responsible for. But would we have not been better off as a species without them?
Adam L.G. NevillTag: history
I believe the vulpine greed of the corporate world is cut from the very same cloth as the tyrant of history.
Adam L.G. NevillHistory comforts the dull-witted,”” the young Malazan said.
Beneth barked a laugh as he reached the gate. “And whose words are those, Pella? Not yours.”
The guard’s brows rose, then shrugged. “I forget you’re Korelri sometimes, Beneth. Those words? Emperor Kellanved.
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