“The word “democracy” is easier said than practised and that is the main factor which can turn our respected world leaders into manipulators.”
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Source: The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1973), p. 483
Context: Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and triviality; they cripple man, and all factors that make man into a psychic cripple turn him also into a sadist or a destroyer. This position will be characterized by some as "overoptimistic," "utopian," or "unrealistic." In order to appreciate the merits of such criticism a discussion of the ambiguity of hope and the nature of optimism and pessimism seems called for.

"How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" (1978)

Clive Foss, The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption, London: Quercus Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1905204965, p. 195
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“It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.”
Book I, ch. 20.
The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418)

Source: Globalization - A Basic Text (2010), Chapter 2, Global Issues, Debates, and Controversies, p. 47

“Humility, respect, honesty and gratitude: four main values for a better world.”
Original: Umiltà, rispetto, onestà e riconoscenza: quattro principali valori per un mondo migliore.
Source: prevale.net

Speech in Nelson, Lancashire (22 November 1973), quoted in The Times (23 November 1973), p. 2.
Prime Minister