Quotes of the Day (II)
"This notion that inside every human being is the burning desire for freedom and liberty, much less democracy, is probably not the case . . . some people don't really want to be free."
Brent Scowcroft, as quoted in theNew Yorker, 10/31/05
"It doesn't matter if you feed someone or give him a little flat to live in if he doesn't have his freedom. This is an essential human need. Without it, life is nothing."
Ali Bashir, Iraqi plastic surgeon and artist (and a favorite of Saddam Hussein's), 3/21/03, as quoted in Jon Lee Anderson's The Fall of Baghdad
Brent Scowcroft, as quoted in theNew Yorker, 10/31/05
"It doesn't matter if you feed someone or give him a little flat to live in if he doesn't have his freedom. This is an essential human need. Without it, life is nothing."
Ali Bashir, Iraqi plastic surgeon and artist (and a favorite of Saddam Hussein's), 3/21/03, as quoted in Jon Lee Anderson's The Fall of Baghdad
posted by Ben at 2:04 AM
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