“To-day is the parent of to-morrow. The present casts its shadow far into the future. That is the law of life, individual and social. Revolution that divests itself of ethical values thereby lays the foundation of injustice, deceit, and oppression for the future society. The means used to prepare the future become its cornerstone.”
My Disillusionment in Russia (1923)
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“The past has ended its time, the present is the moment, the future the becoming.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Il passato ha concluso il suo tempo, il presente è l'attimo, il futuro il divenire.
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Greil Marcus (1945) American historian
Lipstick Traces : A Secret History of the 20th Century (1989), p. 11.
“Apologize, v. To lay the foundation for a future offense.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Joseph Beuys (1921–1986) German visual artist
Quote of Beuys, in Studio International Vol. 195, (1981), p. 46
1980's
“Research is society’s investment in its future.”
Ari Ne'eman (1987) American autism rights advocate
Just Asking: Ari Ne’eman, co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Context: If research is society’s investment in its future, our society does not prioritize the future of autistic people.
Harold Wilson (1916–1995) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Speech at Labour Party conference (1 October 1963), quoted in Labour Party Annual Conference Report, 1963, pp. 139-140. Usually quoted as "the white heat of the technological revolution".
Leader of the Opposition