Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981) Mauritian artist
Sens-plastique
Radical Inclusion
The 10 Principles of Burning Man (2004)
Context: Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981) Mauritian artist
Sens-plastique
“I do desire we may be better strangers.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2014, Address to European Youth (March 2014)
Context: Of course, neither the United States nor Europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals, nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right or wrong in the world. We are human, after all, and we face difficult choices about how to exercise our power. But part of what makes us different is that we welcome criticism, just as we welcome the responsibilities that come with global leadership.
“Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.”
On peut être honnête homme et faire mal des vers.
Act IV, sc. i
Le Misanthrope (1666)
“Man is no man, but a wolf, to a stranger.”
Lupus est homo homini, non homo, quom qualis sit non novit.
Asinaria, Act II, scene 4 (line 495 of full Latin text).
Variant translation: A man is a wolf rather than a man to another man, when he hasn't yet found out what he's like.
Often quoted as "Homo homini lupus" [A man is a wolf to another man].
Asinaria (The One With the Asses)
“Let down a lighted lamp, and if it keeps burning, a man may make the descent without danger.”
Vitruvius book De architectura
Source: De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC), Book VIII, Chapter VI, Sec. 13
Context: To guard against this, we must proceed as follows. Let down a lighted lamp, and if it keeps burning, a man may make the descent without danger.
Greg Egan (1961) Australian science fiction writer and former computer programmer
New Scientist
Reviews
“To be yourself in all respects is the truest form of respect towards anyone.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Essere te stesso a tutti gli effetti è la più reale forma di rispetto nei confronti di chiunque.
Source: prevale.net
“Certain other societies may respect the rule of force — we respect the rule of law.”
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
1963, Address at Vanderbilt University