The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.
-Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748
Tag: Quotes
We learn nothing because we remember nothing.
We learn nothing because we remember nothing.
-Gore Vidal, The Nation, September 13, 2004
We are as gods.
We are as gods and might as well get good at it.
–Stewart Brand, 1968, The Whole Earth Catalog
The steady state of disks is full.
The steady state of disks is full.
–Ken Thompson
Jamie Zawinski on Regular Expressions
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think “I know, I’ll use regular expressions.” Now they have two problems.
— Jamie Zawinski
The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.
The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.
-Albert Camus, The Rebel