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John Ralston Saul Quotes

All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the last hundred years that it is the acceptance of differences, not the search for similarities which enables people to relate to each other in their personal or family lives Picture Quote #1

The most powerful force possessed by the individual citizen is her own government... Government is the only organized mechanism that makes possible that level of shared disinterest known as the public good Picture Quote #1

Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as an integral part of nature and society Picture Quote #1

The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system has made us fear standing out in any serious way Picture Quote #1

An individual who stands out, or disagrees or takes risks is a danger to such systems and is effortlessly and, unconsciously sidelined Picture Quote #1

I have a theory of statistics: if you can double them or halve them and they still work, they are really good statistics Picture Quote #1

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Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen Picture Quote #1

Simplicity is no longer presented as a virtue. The value of complex and difficult language has been preached with such insistence that the public has begun to believe the lack of clarity must be a sign of artistic talent Picture Quote #1

Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other’s errors... Only a sailor can set them straight Picture Quote #1

Educating the masses was intended only to improve the relationship between the top and the bottom of society. Not for changing the nature of the relationship Picture Quote #1

After a period in which technocrats attempted to become stars and stars to become politicians, the political void has been occupied by the force of mediocrity, which can easily master enough of the star techniques to produce inoffensive personalities and enough of the rational vocabulary to create the sounds of competence Picture Quote #1

Canada was built from its very beginnings on the belief that public leadership in the economy and on social issues would be as effective and cheap as anything done by the private sector Picture Quote #1

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There is something silly about grown men and women striving to reduce their vision of themselves and of civilization to bean counting Picture Quote #1

In all earlier civilizations, it should be remembered, commerce was treated as a narrow activity and by no means the senior sector in society Picture Quote #1

Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate Picture Quote #1

Societies either roll on blindly to disaster or they find the inner strength to stop themselves long enough to find ways for reform from within Picture Quote #1

Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted Picture Quote #1

It is the considered opinion of most members of our rational élites that, in any given difference of opinion with reality, reality is wrong Picture Quote #1

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We are the raison d’être of the entire system. We are also the employers of those in public office and in the public service. Why should we accept from them a discourse which suggests contempt for us and for the democratic system? Picture Quote #1

In a society of ideological believers, nothing is more ridiculous than the individual who doubts and does not conform Picture Quote #1

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All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the last hundred years that it is the acceptance of differences, not the search for similarities which enables people to relate to each other in their personal or family lives (John Ralston Saul Quotes) The most powerful force possessed by the individual citizen is her own government... Government is the only organized mechanism that makes possible that level of shared disinterest known as the public good (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as an integral part of nature and society (John Ralston Saul Quotes) The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system has made us fear standing out in any serious way (John Ralston Saul Quotes) An individual who stands out, or disagrees or takes risks is a danger to such systems and is effortlessly and, unconsciously sidelined (John Ralston Saul Quotes) I have a theory of statistics: if you can double them or halve them and they still work, they are really good statistics (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Simplicity is no longer presented as a virtue. The value of complex and difficult language has been preached with such insistence that the public has begun to believe the lack of clarity must be a sign of artistic talent (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other’s errors... Only a sailor can set them straight (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Educating the masses was intended only to improve the relationship between the top and the bottom of society. Not for changing the nature of the relationship (John Ralston Saul Quotes) After a period in which technocrats attempted to become stars and stars to become politicians, the political void has been occupied by the force of mediocrity, which can easily master enough of the star techniques to produce inoffensive personalities and enough of the rational vocabulary to create the sounds of competence (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Canada was built from its very beginnings on the belief that public leadership in the economy and on social issues would be as effective and cheap as anything done by the private sector (John Ralston Saul Quotes) There is something silly about grown men and women striving to reduce their vision of themselves and of civilization to bean counting (John Ralston Saul Quotes) In all earlier civilizations, it should be remembered, commerce was treated as a narrow activity and by no means the senior sector in society (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Societies either roll on blindly to disaster or they find the inner strength to stop themselves long enough to find ways for reform from within (John Ralston Saul Quotes) Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted (John Ralston Saul Quotes) It is the considered opinion of most members of our rational élites that, in any given difference of opinion with reality, reality is wrong (John Ralston Saul Quotes) We are the raison d’être of the entire system. We are also the employers of those in public office and in the public service. Why should we accept from them a discourse which suggests contempt for us and for the democratic system? (John Ralston Saul Quotes) In a society of ideological believers, nothing is more ridiculous than the individual who doubts and does not conform (John Ralston Saul Quotes)

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