Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Quotations

Sir Roger Scruton, 'On Rousseau':

 

“The dead and the unborn are as much members of society as the living. To dishonour the dead is to reject the relation on which society is built – the relation of obligation between generations.”


Malaparte:




Tarkovsky:

 




David Ignatius in the Washington Post:




5 comments:

  1. Ukraine is the most corrupt and dumbest government in the world, outside of Nigeria, and Biden’s support of Zelensky can only come from Zelensky’s knowledge of Biden, and not just because he was taking care of Biden’s son.

    OPERA BUFFA IN UKRAINE
    As the war drags on, delusions mount, with no end, or victory, in sight
    https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/opera-buffa-in-ukraine

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    1. The Bidens: "Stone Cold Crooked"
      July 27, 2023/ Francis Menton

      With every passing day it becomes more and more clear that we have a President who has been for years, and may still be, in simplest terms, on the take. Using family members as fronts, and the prerogatives of elected office as bait, he has presided over a bribe-collection business that has leveraged U.S. foreign policy and foreign aid to rake in millions for the clan, mostly or entirely from business interests aligned with the worst of our adversaries on the foreign stage.

      In your wildest dreams, could you ever have imagined that the U.S. presidency could sink so low?

      https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2023-7-27-the-bidens-stone-cold-crooked-5

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    2. More outrageous abuse of power in the form of Trump indictments. Procedural crimes on top of procedural crimes. And Hunter walks on felony gun and tax charges. Real banana republic antics. Never thought it would come to this in the USA.

      David P. Goldman

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    3. Rep. James Comer says six banks, including JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, submitted over 170 suspicious activity reports to the Treasury Department regarding the Biden family, alleging their involvement in money laundering, human trafficking, and tax fraud.

      The American banks also raised concerns about wire transfers received by the Bidens from foreign state-owned entities, notably from the Chinese government, allegedly for the purpose of money laundering and tax evasion.

      The foreign wires were found to be directed towards Biden's business associates before being funneled through 20 shell companies associated with the Bidens. Subsequently, the funds were distributed among various Biden family members.

      SARs are vital documents that financial institutions must file with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) when they suspect any cases of money laundering or fraudulent activities.

      https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1684653912689872896

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  2. Rousseau was dreadful - both in his personal conduct (for example abandoning his own children to die in Foundling Homes) and in his ideas - for example his "Lawgiver" who is to impose what the people "really" want (as the "General Will") not what people believe they want (the despised "will of all"). A Revolution based on the ideas of Rousseau was bound to lead to tyranny.

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