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Karl Jaspers | Where is the Federal Republic headed?

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“Every four years it elects the Bundestag. The lists or persons submitted to it by the parties are already elected beforehand by the parties. The process of this hidden preliminary election, which is the actual election, is convoluted; the names for the constituency lists and the state lists are not drawn up in the same way. But it is always the party committees, never the people, who would be involved in this decisive beginning. One must be a party member in order to participate somewhere in this election and to…

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Nikola Tesla | My brain is only a receiver

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“My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.” Nikola Tesla “Mein Gehirn ist nur ein Empfänger, im Universum gibt es einen Kern, aus dem wir Wissen, Kraft und Inspiration beziehen. Ich bin nicht in die Geheimnisse dieses Kerns eingedrungen, aber ich weiß, dass es ihn gibt.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Hermann Hesse | I have been and still am a seeker

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“I do not consider myself less ignorant than most people. I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books. I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me. My story is not a pleasant one; it is neither sweet nor harmonious, as invented stories are; it has the taste of nonsense and chaos, of madness and dreams — like the lives of all men who stop deceiving themselves.” Hermann Karl Hesse, Pseudonym: Emil Sinclair, war ein deutsch-schweizerischer Schriftsteller,…

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Woody Harrelson | Of course, we live in a completely corrupted world

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“Of course, we live in a completely corrupted world where every government is just a bunch of businessmen working for a bunch of bigger businessmen and none of them give a shit about the people. The sad fact is no one knows how to change it, because no one knows how to take on the corporations. So I guess we’re stuck with this system until the oil runs out.” Woodrow Tracy „Woody“ Harrelson ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler “Natürlich leben wir in einer völlig korrupten Welt, in der jede Regierung nur…

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Nikola Tesla | the secrets of the universe

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“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Nikola Tesla “Wenn Sie die Geheimnisse des Universums finden wollen, denken Sie in Begriffen von Energie, Frequenz und Schwingung.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Arthur Schopenhauer | What the herd hates most

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“What the herd hates most is the one who thinks differently; it is not so much the opinion itself, but the audacity of wanting to think for themselves, something that they do not know how to do.” Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860), deutscher Philosoph “Was die Herde am meisten hasst, ist derjenige, der anders denkt; es ist nicht so sehr die Meinung selbst, sondern die Kühnheit, selbst denken zu wollen.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Georg Orwell | What counts is that we don’t betray each other

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“It’s not so much staying alive, it’s staying human that’s important. What counts is that we don’t betray each other.” Georg Orwell “Es geht nicht so sehr darum, am Leben zu bleiben, es ist wichtig, menschlich zu bleiben. Was zählt, ist, dass wir einander nicht verraten.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Friedrich Nietzsche | the advent of nihilism

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“What I relate is the history of the next two centuries. I describe what is coming, what can no longer come differently: the advent of nihilism […] For some time now, our whole European culture has been moving with a tortured tension that is growing from decade to decade, as toward a catastrophe: restlessly, violently, headlong, like a river that wants to reach the end, that no longer reflects, that is afraid to reflect.” Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power “Was ich erzähle, ist die Geschichte der nächsten zwei Jahrhunderte….

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Adyashanti | Enlightenment is a destructive process

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“Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.” Adyashant “Erleuchtung ist ein destruktiver Prozess. Dieser hat nichts mit mit Besserwerden oder Glücklicherwerden zu tun. Erleuchtung ist das Wegbrechen von Unwahrheit. Das Durchschauen der Fassade. Es ist das komplette Ausmerzen von allem, das wir für wahr gehalten haben.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Karl Kraus | How is the world ruled and led to war?

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“How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.” Karl Kraus | (1874 – 1936), österreichischer Schriftsteller, Publizist, Satiriker, Lyriker, Aphoristiker und Dramatiker Quelle: Kraus, Nachts. Aphorismen, 1924. V. 1915 “Wie wird die Welt regiert und in den Krieg geführt? Diplomaten belügen Journalisten und glauben es, wenn sie’s lesen.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Rose Wilder Lane | No state, no government exists

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“The picture of the economic revolution as the final step to freedom was false as soon as I asked myself that question. For, in actual fact, The State, The Government, cannot exist. They are abstract concepts, useful enough in their place, as the theory of minus numbers is useful in mathematics. In actual living experience, however, it is impossible to subtract anything from nothing; when a purse is empty, it is empty, it cannot contain a minus ten dollars. On this same plane of actuality, no State, no Government, exists….

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton | You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it

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“You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it. You cannot fight without something to fight for. To love a thing without wishing to fight for it is not love at all; it is lust. It may be an airy, philosophical, and disinterested lust; it may be, so to speak, a virgin lust; but it is lust, because it is wholly self-indulgent and invites no attack. On the other hand, fighting for a thing without loving it is not even fighting; it can only be called a kind…

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Noam Chomsky | Therefore it’s important to distract them

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“The bewildered herd is a problem. We’ve got to prevent their roar and trampling. We’ve got to distract them. They should be watching the Superbowl or sitcoms or violent movies. Every once in a while you call on them to chant meaningless slogans like “Support our troops.” You’ve got to keep them pretty scared, because unless they’re properly scared and frightened of all kinds of devils that are going to destroy them from outside or inside or somewhere, they may start to think, which is very dangerous, because they’re not…

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Noam Chomsky | why the propaganda system works

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“I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It recognizes that the public will not support the actual policies. Therefore it is important to prevent any knowledge or understanding of them.” Noam Chomsky “Ich denke, es gibt einen guten Grund, warum das Propagandasystem so funktioniert. Es erkennt, dass die Öffentlichkeit die eigentliche Politik nicht unterstützen wird. Deshalb ist es wichtig, jede Kenntnis oder jedes Verständnis von ihnen zu verhindern.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Gore Vidal | As societies grow decadent

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“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.” Gore Vidal, Imperiales Amerika, 2004 “Wenn Gesellschaften dekadent werden, wird auch die Sprache dekadent. Worte werden benutzt, um Taten zu verschleiern, nicht um sie zu erhellen: Man befreit eine Stadt, indem man sie zerstört. Worte werden benutzt, um zu verwirren, damit die Menschen bei Wahlen feierlich gegen ihre…

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Niccolò Machiavelli | majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances

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“For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.” Niccolò Machiavelli “Denn die große Mehrheit der Menschen begnügt sich mit dem Schein, als ob er die Wirklichkeit wäre, und lässt sich oft mehr von den scheinbaren als von den wirklichen Dingen beeinflussen.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Gore Vidal | The modern dictatorship doesn’t come with brown or black uniforms

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“What is a president, then? He is the mouthpiece of the corporations – and nothing else. [….] We are no longer a democracy. We gave up our constitution long ago. [….] The modern dictatorship doesn’t come with brown or black uniforms. We do it with entertainment, with television, with fun, fun. And an education that dumbs down.” Gore Vidal, US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Politiker, „Stern“ Nr. 36/2000 “Was ist denn ein Präsident? Er ist das Sprachrohr der Konzerne – und sonst gar nichts. [….] Wir sind keine Demokratie mehr. Wir haben…

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Albert Schweitzer | Modern man is held in a frenzy of activity

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“Modern man is held in a frenzy of activity, so as not to reflect on the meaning of his life and the world” Albert Schweitzer “Der moderne Mensch wird in einem Tätigkeitstaumel gehalten, damit er nicht zum Nachdenken über den Sinn seines Lebens und der Welt kommt.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Clarence Darrow | You can only be free if I am free

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“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom. You can only be free if I am free. ” Clarence Darrow (war ein amerikanischer Anwalt, Mitglied der American Civil Liberties Union und ein Gegner der Todesstrafe.) “Du kannst deine Freiheiten in dieser Welt nur schützen, indem du die Freiheit des anderen schützt. Du kannst nur frei sein, wenn ich frei bin.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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H. P. Lovecraft | It is not a true civilization

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“It is not a true civilization, and has nothing in it to satisfy a mature and fully developed human mind. It is attuned to the mentality of the galley-slave and the moron, and crushes relentlessly with disapproval, ridicule, and economic annihilation any sign of actually independent thought and civilised feeling whith chances to rise above its sodden level. It is a treadmill, squirrel-trap culture – drugged and frenzied with the hashish of industrial servitude and material luxury. It is wholly a material body-culture, and its symbol is the tiled bathroom…

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General Aladeen | Why are you guys so anti-dictators?

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“Why are you guys so anti-dictators? Imagine if America was a dictatorship. You could let 1% of the people have all the nation’s wealth. You could help your rich friends get richer by cutting their taxes. And bailing them out when they gamble and lose. You could ignore the needs of the poor for health care and education. Your media would appear free, but would secretly be controlled by one person and his family. You could wiretap phones. You could torture foreign prisoners. You could have rigged elections. You could…

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George Orwell | These people don’t see that

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“These people don’t see that if you encourage totalitarian methods, the time may come when they will be used against you instead of for you.” George Orwell “Die Menschen erkennen nicht, dass bei Befürwortung totalitärer Methoden die Zeit kommen kann, in denen sie gegen statt für einen eingesetzt werden.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Barry Jünemann | Faith is the graveyard of many truths

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“And still, no one knows! And the truth remains hidden. Faith is the graveyard of many truths. And the mortician is the system of the self-appointed rulers of this earth. However, people often decorate it with the flowers of ignorance! Faith is the most dangerous instrument of the system since ancient Babylon…. and nobody notices it!” Barry Jünemann (deutscher Schriftsteller und Autor.) „Und nach wie vor, keiner weiß es! Und die Wahrheit bleibt im Verborgenen. Der Glaube ist der Friedhof vieler Wahrheiten. Und das Bestattungsunternehmen ist das System der selbsternannten…

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Bertrand Russell | Fear is the main source of superstition

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“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” Bertrand Russell ( Unpopular Essays | Philosoph, Mathematiker, 1950 Nobelpreis für Literatur, sein Werk „Principia Mathematica“ gilt als eines der richtungsweisendsten Werke des 20. Jahrhunderts, England, 1872 – 1970). “Angst ist die Hauptquelle des Aberglaubens und eine der Hauptquellen der Grausamkeit. Die Überwindung der Angst ist der Beginn der Weisheit.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Noam Chomsky | bludgeon is to a totalitarian state

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“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.” Noam Chomsky, Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda “Propaganda ist für eine Demokratie das, was der Knüppel für einen totalitären Staat ist.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Mahatma Gandhi | the truth is still the truth

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“Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.” Mahatma Gandhi “Viele Menschen, besonders die ignoranten Menschen, möchten Dich dafür bestrafen, dass Du die Wahrheit sprichst, dafür, dass Du das Richtige tust, dass Du Du bist. Entschuldige Dich niemals dafür,…