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“A wasp in a wig is altogether beyond the appliances of art.”

“Please let me know to what extent you have used, or intend using, the pruning knife.”

“How true it is that some have greatness thrust upon them! - and you may be quite sure that it was none of my seeking.”

“The nine Wise Words are full of wisdom, besides being decidedly funny.”

“It is a curious fact that with Through the Looking-Glass the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me. … I have done nothing in that direction since.”

“John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass”

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"I figure that since proprietary software developers use copyright to stop us from sharing, we cooperators can use copyright to give other cooperators an advantage of their own: they can use our code."

— Richard Stallman

Technology1953

#war

"The Vietnam War is a classic example of America's propaganda system. In the mainstream media--the New York Times, CBS, and so on-- there was a lively debate about the war. It was between people called…"

— Noam Chomsky

Philosophy1928

#war

"An almost complete collection of "Nina's Adventures" comic strips - Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0"

— Nina Paley

Art1968

#art

"I'm a critic. I think the administration has really undermined America's power and reputation and that Iraq may go down in history as the greatest disaster in American foreign policy, which means that…"

— Madeleine Albright

Politics1937–2022

#philosophy