Feature

This whole decoupling of words from truth is set forth as a feature, not a bug.
--Dahlia Lithwick

Literature

Was it only a dream that Literature was once dangerous, that it had the power to awaken and change us?
--Joy Williams

A.I.

That we assume if artificial intelligence gets too smart it will destroy humanity says a lot more about humans than it does machines.
--Corey Mohler

Dumps

Facebook is the equivalent of a massively profitable factory that just dumps all of its waste into the river and never has to pay for the cost to clean it up.
--Chris Hayes

Humanity

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.
--Herman Melville

Fear

Systematic fear is the condition that makes freedom impossible, and it is aroused by the expectation of institutionalized cruelty as by nothing else.
--Judith Shklar

Vast

The universe is vast, humans are tiny, confused, and terrified, and anything that gets you through your day is fine by me.
--David Roberts

Abandoned

For those who have abandoned hope, we'll restore hope and we'll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again!
--Ronald Reagan (nomination acceptance speech, July 17 1980)

His Dog

A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog.
--Charles Doran

More

History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as more tragedy.
--Paul Krugman

No Wavering

I want to move with some intensity, even if slowly, but no wavering or hesitation, toward things that matter to me.
--Grant Petersen

Even I

I was hopeful that I wouldn't see the worst of my fears come true. But it has been worse. I have to tell you, even I did not believe this would happen.
--Hillary Rodham Clinton (June 2018)

Counts

You always think you have more time. Love is the only thing that counts.
--Chris Behner

Mental

Mental illness, whether depression or psychosis, just disinhibits men. They follow patterns that are built into the culture.
--Rebecca Solnit

Free Pass

Religion always gets a free pass. No other superstition gets the kind of exceptions made for it that religion does. Wrap up any nutty belief in religious garb, and suddenly even those who don't believe in it are supposed to "respect" it.
--Daniel Thompson

No Cure

If many remedies are prescribed for an illness, you may be certain that the illness has no cure.
--Anton Chekhov

Command

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
--George Orwell (1984)

I Am

I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart,
I am the Negro bearing slavery's scars.
I am the red man driven from the land,
I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek--
And finding only the same old stupid plan
Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak.
--Langston Hughes (1938)

Blowing

America! For the love of God, you are blowing the biggest lead human civilization has granted a people in history.
--Sean Astin