Tzvetan Todorov (1939–2017) Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist
Hope and Memory: Reflections on the Twentieth Century (2003)
Kantian Ethics (2008)
Tzvetan Todorov (1939–2017) Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist
Hope and Memory: Reflections on the Twentieth Century (2003)
“Good thinking,” the tall man agreed. “In this case it’s not true, but it is good thinking.”
Michael Kurland (1938) American writer
Source: Tomorrow Knight (1976), Chapter 6 (p. 57)
Tzvetan Todorov (1939–2017) Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist
paraphrased variant:
We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found.
Source: Hope and Memory: Reflections on the Twentieth Century (2003), Ch. 5 : The Past in the Present, p. 195
J. L. Austin (1911–1960) English philosopher
Source: Philosophical Papers (1979), p. 22.
Mike Pompeo (1963) 70th United States Secretary of State, former Director of Central Intelligence Agency and former Congressman fro…
GOP lawmaker: US Muslim leaders 'complicit' in terrorist attacks http://thehill.com/video/house/304743-gop-lawmaker-silence-on-terror-attacks-makes-islamic-leaders-potentially-complicit (June 11, 2013)
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
Trump talked about the 1.59 million confirmed cases of Covid-19, as quoted in * 2020-05-19
Coronavirus: Trump says it’s ‘badge of honour’ for US to lead world in Covid-19 cases
2020s, 2020, May
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-cases-us-covid-death-toll-a9523166.html
“Charming people are only good at seducing innocent souls.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
Charles Bukowski book Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit
Source: Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit
George Sutherland (1862–1942) Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, United States Senator, member of the United States House of Re…
Adkins v. Children's Hospital, 261 U.S. 560 (1923)
“God save us always," I said, "from the innocent and the good.”
Graham Greene book The Quiet American
Pt. I, ch. 1, pg 15
Source: The Quiet American (1955)