sábado, abril 29, 2017

Drowned in a sea of irrelevance


What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture.

Neil Postman


domingo, abril 02, 2017

Temor y respeto de sí mismo


Todo hombre ha de entenderlo: no importa su enorme estatura, no importa su valentía, también él puede sucumbir al más ligero desliz. Temor y respeto de sí mismo juntamente, son los que dan entera seguridad al hombre. Ten sabido que donde se tolera la petulante soberbia y se deja que cada uno haga su antojo, por próspera que sea, aunque le soplen vientos propicios, lentamente se habrá de hundir la nave de la ciudad.

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