Paulo Freire (1921–1997) educator and philosopher
Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970)
“… reality, however utopian, is something from which people feel the need of taking pretty frequent holidays….”
— Aldous Huxley, book Brave New World
Source: Brave New World
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Christine O'Donnell (1969) American Tea Party politician and former Republican Party candidate
1999-10-29
Television series
Politically Incorrect
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2010-09-20
Profile: Christine O'Donnell, Delaware Senate candidate
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11378369
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“Reality is frequently inaccurate.”
Douglas Adams book The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Source: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States
1930s, Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards (1938)
Context: The Congress has understood that under modern conditions government has a continuing responsibility to meet continuing problems, and that Government cannot take a holiday of a year, a month, or even a day just because a few people are tired or frightened by the inescapable pace of this modern world in which we live.
Robert Nozick book Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Source: Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974), Ch. 10 : A Framework for Utopia; The Framework, p. 312
