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Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. How did this change come about? I do not know. Jean Jacques Rousseau

Man’s right to know, to learn, to inquire, to make bona fide errors, to investigate human emotions must, by all means, be safe if the word Freedom should ever be more than an empty political slogan. Wilhelm Reich

Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made; through disobedience and through rebellion. Oscar Wilde

The Master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao. Because he believes in himself, he doesn’t try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn’t need others’ approval. Because he accepts himself, the whole world accepts him. Tao Te Ching

Being honest may not get you many friends but it’ll always get you the right ones. John Lennon

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. Artur Schopenhauer

The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity. J.R.R. Tolkien

The study of money, above all other fields in economics, is the one in which complexity is used to disguise truth or to evade truth, not to reveal it. John Kenneth Galbraith

The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. Philip K. Dick

If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative. Unknown

We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight. John Lennon

The illiterate of the 21^st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. Alvin Toffler

Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility — these three forces are the very nerve of education. Rudolf Steiner

Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness. Mandy Hale

If you make a movie of the present day culture, in the future it’ll be a horror film. Jacque Fresco

So long as they don’t get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have always said exactly what pleased me. Albert Einstein

The truth is that the State is a conspiracy designed not only to exploit, but above all to corrupt its citizens… Henceforth, I shall never serve any government anywhere. Leo Tolstoy

The government I live under has been my enemy all my active life. When it has not been engaged in silencing me it has been engaged in robbing me. So far as I can recall I have never had any contact with it that was not an outrage on my dignity and an attack on my security. H. L. Mencken

Education is a wonderful thing, provided you always remember that nothing worth knowing can ever be taught. Oscar Wilde

Reading after a certain time diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein