It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema. less than 1 minute read
There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within. less than 1 minute read
It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own it simply erases your own experience in history. less than 1 minute read
Police departments no longer have to pay overtime or divert resources from other projects to find out where an individual goes - all they have to do is place a tracking device on someone’s car or ask a cell phone company for that individual’s location history and the technology does the work for them. less than 1 minute read
Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing in a nation so haunted by history. less than 1 minute read
Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I’m optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history. less than 1 minute read
It is in Rousseau’s writing above all that history begins to turn from upper-class honour to middle-class humanitarianism. Pity, sympathy and compassion lie at the centre of his moral vision. Values associated with the feminine begin to infiltrate social existence as a whole, rather than being confined to the domestic sphere. less than 1 minute read
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. less than 1 minute read
