
“True respectability stems not from the will of the majority but from proper reasoning.”
Source: The Consolations of Philosophy (2000), Chapter I, Consolations For Unpopularity, p. 33.
Quoted in Wilford, H: The New York Intellectuals: From Vanguard to Institution, Manchester University Press, 1995.
1990s
“True respectability stems not from the will of the majority but from proper reasoning.”
Source: The Consolations of Philosophy (2000), Chapter I, Consolations For Unpopularity, p. 33.
In a letter to Gino Severini, 20 November 1914; as quoted in Futurism, Tisdall and Bozsolla, Thames and Hudson, 1973, p. 190
1910's
“The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.”
Inaugural Address (4 March 1845).
“Military intelligence was as nothing to military stupidity.”
Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Diplomatic Immunity (2002), Chapter 2 (p. 32)
Smriti Irani (2020). https://web.archive.org/web/20200517065839/https://www.opindia.com/2020/05/smriti-irani-says-cant-embarrass-rahul-gandhi-as-he-is-an-embarrassment/
“Trade is a proper and decent relationship, with dignity and respect on both sides.”
44 min 10 sec, On civil behavior when encountering the uncontacted Biami tribe https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsynjb?start=2640
A Blank on the Map (1971)