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’
Safety In Numbers
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 was not a Jew.
Then they [...]
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 [...]