One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is just a statistic. Joseph Stalin* * Interestingly enough, there is actually no credible evidence of Stalin ever saying this famous quote.
Posts under ‘Quotations’
First they came…
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I [...]
Divide & Conquer
It is not our differences that divide us. it is our inability to recognize, accept & celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde
A Fierce Nostalgia For The Present
Looking at those photographs, I remembered how my parents had never said “I love you” to each other. How they had said only “I miss you.” At the time, I hadn’t been able to figure out what this meant. But now it seemed clear: this was how they defined their love—by how deeply they missed [...]