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“Rousseau already observed that this form of government is more accurately an ‘elective aristocracyâ€� because in practice the people are not in power at all. Instead we’re allowed to decide who holds power over us. It’s also important to realise this model was originally designed to exclude society’s rank and file. Take the American Constitution: historians agree it ‘was intrinsically an aristocratic document designed to check the democratic tendencies of the periodâ€�. It was never the American Founding Fathersâ€� intention for the general populace to play an active role in politics. Even now, though any citizen can run for public office, it’s tough to win an election without access to an aristocratic network of donors and lobbyists. It’s not surprising that American ‘democracyâ€� exhibits dynastic tendencies—think of the Kennedys, the Clintons, the Bushes.

Time and again we hope for better leaders, but all too often those hopes are dashed. The reason, says Professor Keltner, is that power causes people to lose the kindness and modesty that got them elected, or they never possessed those sterling qualities in the first place. In a hierarchically organised society, the Machiavellis are one step ahead. They have the ultimate secret weapon to defeat their competition.

They’re shameless.”
― Rutger Bregman, De meeste mensen deugen: Een nieuwe geschiedenis van de mens

“I find it astonishing that in 2020, a smile or a hug has become an act of revolution.”
― Kara D. Spain

“Tú que haces brillar lo que ha muerto”
― Alberto Villarreal, Todo lo que fuimos

“2020â€� Many households went from, “It’s great to get this time together!â€� to, “Why are you chewing so loud?”
― Steve Maraboli

“You don’t need 20/20 vision to see that 2020 is a giant caca burrito getting forced down our throats.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Pumapasok na nga ang 1975. Sana'y isang maganda at payapa kahit di na masaganang bagong taon. Isang taon ng kaligtasan sa mga di-pagkakaunawaan, sakit, aksidente, raids, mass arrest, encounter, assassination, at mga pa-traidor ng kamatayan!”
― Lualhati Bautista, Dekada '70

“Should we trust the scientists and the so called experts that created the endless parade of pharmaceutical concoctions that we see advertised on TV? ads that are soon discontinued as they're followed up by an avalanche of commercials from legal firms inviting people who are permanently damaged or worse from last week's big pharma witch's Brew to sue for damages...”
― Dane Wigington

“Hasta ese momento había desconocido lo que era la felicidad. Su cuerpo entero sonreía”
― Marissa Meyer, Heartless

“Las caricias la entibiaron hasta los huesos”
― Marissa Meyer, Heartless

“Una voz tan tibia y reconfortante como el chocolate”
― Marissa Meyer, Heartless

“Escríbele, ¡claro! Aunque después no lo mandes. Aunque lo queme”
― Alberto Villarreal, Todo lo que fuimos

“The news was progressing so rapidly in 2020 that I was having a hard time keeping up with it.”
― Steven Magee

“In March 2020, the City of Tucson went into COVID-19 lockdown.”
― Steven Magee

“2020 was the year of masks.”
― Steven Magee

“2020 was the year of hermits.”
― Steven Magee

“Porque fuiste algo más allá de mi dolor. Porque eres algo que aún palpita. Porque vas a seguir siendo mi derrota y mi esperanza”
― Alberto Villarreal, Todo lo que fuimos

“Voy a jugar con las palabras cuando no tenga tus besos”
― Alberto Villarreal, Todo lo que fuimos

“Si no me tomas de la mano, todo es tan frío y las metáforas son tan baratas y los sueños tan superficiales”
― Alberto Villarreal, Todo lo que fuimos

“2020 was the year the USA police thugs revealed themselves to the world.”
― Steven Magee

“The USA riots in 2020 made it easier for the world to understand the aggression and violence that is present in some police departments.”
― Steven Magee

“2020 saw the largest protests ever against police brutality.”
― Steven Magee

“the same people who are taking this approach to any idea of sending an American accused to a court in the Hague are the very people demanding that my friend must be sent by Britain to the United States to disappear for the rest of his life for publishing documents which revealed war crimes.”
― George Galloway

“I’m not a mother, but when George Floyd called out for his Mama,
I heard him.
May 25, 2020”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“I do not see much difference between the USA government in 2020 and Adolf Hitler’s evil Nazi regime.”
― Steven Magee

“In 2020 I was only attending essential doctors appointments wearing a hazmat suit.”
― Steven Magee

“2020 was the year of aggressive policing.”
― Steven Magee

“Another's beauty says nothing about your own, there is room for all of us to shine, to glow.”
― Jawedquotes

“So why does the National Chicken Council feel it's important that Americans eat chickens who are infected with cancer?”
― Thom Hartmann

“In March 2020, hospitals in Tucson were using social media to beg for essential supplies.”
― Steven Magee

“The truth about angry and aggressive policing came out in 2020.”
― Steven Magee