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Bertrand Russell on the Ten Commandments of Teaching:
- Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
- Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
- Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
- When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
- Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
- Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
- Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
- Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
- Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
- Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
TRUTH.
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truth.
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“She used silence to assert herself as opposed to just reinforcing her submission…she used it as a statement”
Musician Thao Nguyen tells the story about how her Grandma dealt with her husband’s lifetime of verbal abuse.
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HBO “East of Main Street: Small Talk” Trailer (by Jonathan Yi)
37 different kids. All different Ages. Talk about Race.
Premieres Tuesday, May 1 at 8:45pm on HBO Family. Also available via HBO On Demand and HBO Go throughout the month of May 2012, alongside previous installments “Asians Aloud” (2010) and “East of Main Street” (2011).
THIS.
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L.A. Riots Rebellion started 20 years ago today – LA TIMES PHOTO ESSAY.
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TRAILER: Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots
#20thAnniversaryLAUprising
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“Your asking me about Freedom? I’ll be honest with you I know a whole lot more about what Freedom isn’t than what it is.”
brilliant.
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truth.
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“Not being racist is not some default starting position. You don’t simply get to say you’re not a racist; not being racist — or a sexist or a homophobe — is a constant, arduous process of unlearning, of being uncomfortable, of eating crow and being humbled and re-evaluating. It’s probably hard to start that process if you’ve been told that every thought you have is golden and should be given voice, and that people who are offended by what you say are hypersensitive simpletons.”
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