W.J. Astore The American people are being kept divided, distracted, and downtrodden. Divisions are usually based on race and class. Racial tensions and discrimination exist, of course, but they are also exploited to divide people. Just look at the current debate on the Confederate flag flying in Charleston, South Carolina, with Republican presidential candidates refusing…
One of my favorite quotations comes from the Jamaican bobsled coach. Remember how the Jamaican bobsled team captured the world’s fancy? A bobsled team from the Caribbean … how crazy is that? They weren’t very good, but so what? They gave it their all. Anyway, here’s the quotation: “If you’re not enough before the gold…
Occasionally we here at The Contrary Perspective will publish quotations that have special meaning for contrarians and free-thinkers. One of my favorite quotations comes from the Norwegian author, Arne Garborg. For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but…
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