We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.
We criticize Americans for not being able either to analyse or conceptualize. But this is a wrong-headed critique. It is we who imagine that everything culminates in transcendence, and that nothing exists which has not been conceptualized. Not only d...
Nonetheless, many people, and especially intellectuals, passionately loathe capitalism. As they see it, this ghastly mode of society’s economic organization has brought about nothing but mischief and misery. Men were once happy and prosperous in th...
There is no part of one’s beliefs about oneself which cannot be modified by sufficiently powerful psychological techniques. There is nothing about oneself which cannot be taken away or changed. The proper stimuli can, if correctly applied, turn com...
We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion.... This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque o...
War has changed. It's no longer about nations, ideologies, or ethnicity. It's an endless series of proxy battles, fought by mercenaries and machines. War--and it's consumption of life--has become a well-oiled machine. War has changed. ID-tagged soldi...
Everyone is political in his or her own way.
Maturity comes with experience, not age.
My Only Boss is Money
Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.
There are as many jobs for younger Americans as there are for other Americans of every age group in political campaigns. Campaigns are very labor intensive and volunteer dependent.
I think that the memory of Armenia's genocide opened my eyes at an early age to the existence of political cynicism.
Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans' anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed.
I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political.
A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.
My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.
Any political philosophy is perfect in a given moment...but moments are fleeting.
Wars come and go; politics endure.
Saying NO is polite , possible and perfectly acceptable!
