You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. – Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President Honest Abe’s advice transcends time and space when a courageous judge
Shame is a soul eating emotion. – Carl Gustav Yung, Swiss psychiatrist While primitive societies thrived and flourished in the embrace of the law of nature for thousands of years, European political thought emerged — immersed in ideas of change and reform to religion and politics. It became synonymous with
The collection of taxes which are not beyond reasonable doubt absolutely required, which do not contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalised larceny. — Calvin Coolidge, 30th US President Policymakers coin such cute phrases and expect to judge the wrongdoer to this standard that must be
Difficult times create three kinds of people: those who help you; those who leave you; and those who put you there. — Anonymouseconomist After spending almost four decades overseas and returning to my beloved country three years ago, it dawned upon me that there are three kinds of people we
The way you make communities safer and police safer is through community policing. – Tim Kaine, US Senator Some disturbing media reports surfaced recently that some errant enforcement officers of the police, army and immigration are involved in human trafficking business that is reaping millions in ill-gotten ringgit. One such
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. — Malcolm X, American Muslim human rights activist The core message of education is meant for your edification and empowerment, not to mess you up. It is there to massage and manage your
It’s accepted fact. It’s legal bribery of political candidates. – Jimmy Carter, former US President I keep hearing that the 14th general election in 2018 cost RM750 million according to the Election Commission. Prima facie, that smacks of money politics. Is this what it costs the government and opposition
Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. — George Orwell, English novelist The biggest freedom every human being enjoys is the freedom of thought. The power, authority, luxury and right to think good, bad, ugly, reprehensible, joyful,
When everything is going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. — Henry Ford, American industrialist and business magnate There are many who curse and condemn the Covid-19 pandemic as a pestilence that has ruined their daily lives. Then, there are those who
The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence. – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister who popularised the ‘Power of Positive Thinking’ Elysium, in the year of our Lord 2100, is a haven of recurring delight, pure bliss, constant joy and perpetual peace.
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