Quotations

_ – About the roots of violence
_ – On the way in which prestige is conferred
_ – On whether this is democracyAbout the roots of violence

The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principle.
Mahatma Gandhi

On the way in which prestige is conferred

We grant the benefits of fame to people who do not deserve it, and precisely for those traits and behaviours that do not deserve such recognition. It seems that society fails to exert good control over the ways in which it confers prestige. Jose Antonio Marina

On whether this is democracy

This so-called “democracy” is not actually so. We all know we live in a plutocracy. It is the rich who rule. Aristotle wrote something very interesting: in a proper democracy, that the polis should be ruled by a government made up mostly of the poor because they constitute the majority of the population. And, Aristotle added, that does not mean that the rich should not be represented; they certainly should, but proportionally to their number. José Saramago.