If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.
David Frum
December 20, 2018
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
December 16, 2018
The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.
Bertolt Brecht
December 16, 2018
The religious are frightened that the non-religious will treat them the way they treated the non-religious when the religious had the power.
Original quote
December 13, 2018
It is only the LNP [Liberal National Party] who could watch Queensland burn and then blame the trees.
Annastacia Palaszczuk
December 7, 2018
Passing of the encryption legislation will ultimately make us less rather than more safe. The threat from the unrestrained power of morally corrupt politicians is the greatest risk to liberal society. History confirms that if a government can spy on its people it will.
Rod Bower
December 6, 2018
The people can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders. All you have to do is tell them that they are in danger of being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.
Hermann Goering
December 6, 2018
A nation so afraid that it seeks security hiding behind sick children is a people guilty of the most profound cowardice.
Rod Bower
December 6, 2018
Some say I should be in school. But why should any young person be made to study for a future when no-one is doing enough to save that future? What is the point of learning facts when the most important facts given by the finest scientists are ignored by politicians.
Greta Thunberg, aged 15
December 3, 2018
If it caves and saves Craig Kelly to avoid [his] defection, its distance from ordinary voters only increases given his antediluvian attitudes - or put another way, if he’s the “real Liberal”, they’re in more trouble than they realise.
