Daily Archives: June 12th, 2006

quotable quotes : on politics

June 12, 2006

by sonia

7

Politics, n, pl. : A means of livelihood affected by the more degraded portion of our criminal classes.
Politics, n. : A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
The Cynics Handbook by Ambros Bierce (begun as a weekly column in 1881)
via the Greenpeace Political Corner. how [...]

Posted in Politics, Quotes

Ordinary Liberty and what does freedom really mean?

June 12, 2006

by sonia

1

The Cold War Studies Centre and the Institute for the Study of Americas at LSE presents a public lecture by Orlando Patterson who is Professor of Sociology at Harvard, this evening at 6:00 p.m. {Old Theatre}
The lecture focuses on the relevance of what people actually mean by “freedom” and how these underlying ideas impact on [...]

Posted in Events, Freedom, London, USA

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