Equality is giving everyone a shoe; equity is giving everyone a shoe that fits. – Pembina native American chief Indigenous communities have fully understood the ancient and the antiquated realities of equality and equity despite the disingenuous legalese that has encouraged and empowered a raging battlefield of bullies by de
When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. – Harry S. Truman, 33rd US President Mindless, mournful and meaningless politics are brazenly signalling the atrophy of democracy. What if a kind and gentle dictatorship with stable, able, reliable, dependable and capable citizens controlling the control-freaks takes centre stage
Controlled rage is a well-calibrated barometer that measures unfairly amended constitutions, vague legislation, and unjust government policies as if mindless politics must go unpunished. Pragmatic democracy demands equal opportunities, not only rights, to be fairly designed, arranged and distributed. Arbitrarily controlling the levers of power and authority by a select
Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain, American author Slouching towards textbook obscurity is the pre-occupation of the host of guarantees offered by the State to benefit its citizens, but it is robustly rejuvenated temporarily during National Day or Independence Day celebrations. Meanwhile
There’s much evil, but there’s more light than darkness. – Robert Uttaro, American Professor of International Studies Human nature accepts the original sin and sorrow of obedience, slavery and captivity to a superior power requiring no explanation or rationalisation. Its myopic essence sees the superior power with a bigger and
Justice is the bread of the nation, it is always hungry for it. – Francois R Chateaubriand, French writer We have witnessed half-baked court decisions that clutter the annals of res judicata until they are thrown overboard by honest bakers working with clean ovens. That’s the carriage of justice on
The government should train, and direct the people in the acquisition of political knowledge. – Sun Yat-sen, first president of the Republic of China The great statesman Sun Yat-sen was undoubtedly inspiring the governed to learn and earn political knowledge if the government shuns this crucial duty and obligation. This
But aren’t we battered and bruised by collisions and collusions between reality and reminiscence. – David Eagleman, American neuro-scientist The philosopher-militant cried “si vis pacem, para bellum,” (Latin: “if you want peace, prepare for war”). Thus began the lifelong journey of reality and reminiscence evidenced as a typical collision of and a
Authority can be given but leadership must be earned. – Claudia Gray, American writer One has to earn the right to authority to assume a position of power whether leading corporate governance, running a government, or even managing a social club. Earned authority does not mean the power to make
Celebrate endings – for they precede new beginnings. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie, American author A new Merdeka dawned upon our nation a few days ago when the judiciary stood firm, dug in their heels, took charge and rendered due reverence to their judicial oath. Indeed, the oath of office for
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