WIST QuotationsMar 12

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Suffering cleanses only when it is free of resentment. Wholehearted contempt for our tormentors safeguards our soul from the mutilations of bitterness and hatred.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 263 (1955)

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WIST QuotationsMar 10

A quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson

You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2

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WIST QuotationsMar 4

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

We all practice some form of censorship. I practiced it simply by the books I had in the house when my children were little. If I am given a budget of $500 I will be practicing a form of censorship by the books I choose to buy with that limited amount of money, and the books I choose not to buy. But nobody said we were not allowed to have points of view. The exercise of personal taste is not the same thing as imposing personal opinion.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

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L'Engle, Madeleine - Speech (1983-11-16), "Dare To Be Creative," Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC | WIST Quotations

We all practice some form of censorship. I practiced it simply by the books I had in the house when my children were little. If I am given a budget of $500 I will be practicing a form of censorship by the books I choose to buy with that limited…

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Ⓥ Gregory Trolliet Ⓐ🔻 🇵🇸Feb 20

Bon, du coup, résumé pour les prochaines #votations suisses sur l’imposition individuelle.
Alors, déjà, la démocratie c’est de la merde. Demander à toute la population son avis sur un truc aussi complexe que ce genre de choses, sans la former sur le sujet, bah forcément on va voter selon ce que disent les partis.
Ensuite, comme le montre le graphique de simulation (source : www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2026/article/calculateur-decouvrez-l-impact-de-la-reforme-fiscale-sur-vos-impots-federaux-29148222.html), ça présage des grosses baisses d’impôt (oui, c’est budgeté à 600 millions par an), mais que pour les plus aisé·e·s, forcément vu que les prolos ne paient déjà pas d’impôt.
Par contre, oui il y a un soucis avec le fait qu’on soit pas taxé·e·s de la même manière si on est marié·e ou pas.

Ce qui est le plus perturbant, c’est que le PS et le PLR sont pour, contre le PDC et l’UDC.

Mais du coup, est-ce que les prolos se tireraient pas une fois de plus une balle dans le pied sous couvert de féminisme ?

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Nov 19

A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle

It was one Sunday evening early in September of the year 1902 that I received one of Holmes’s laconic messages: “Come at once if convenient — if inconvenient come all the same. — S. H.”

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1923-03), “The Adventure of the Creeping Man,” The Strand Magazine, Vol 65

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Story (1923-03), "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," The Strand Magazine, Vol 65 - Doyle, Arthur Conan | WIST Quotations

It was one Sunday evening early in September of the year 1902 that I received one of Holmes's laconic messages: "Come at once if convenient -- if inconvenient come all the same. -- S. H."

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adminHTTPSOct 25

HTTPS-VD vote pour l’égalité, la dignité et la participation de toutes et tous

En ce début d'automne, le HTTPS-VD s'est prononcer sur les objets de vote du 30 novembre 2025. Malgré leur diversité, un élément commun émerge clairement: la nécessité de renforcer la solidarité collective et l'inclusivité. Et malheureusement, la réaction des opposants est presque systématiquement la même: trop cher, trop risqué. Oui, l'amélioration de la vie civique et sociale coûte cher, mais nous sommes convaincus que la Suisse et le Canton de Vaud disposent des capacités nécessaires pour mener ces politiques à bien. À cette occasion, le HTTPS réitère sa volonté de porter haut et fort des valeurs d'égalité, de justice sociale et de dignité pour tout le monde.

https://https-vd.ch/2025/10/25/https-vd-vote-pour-legalite-la-dignite-et-la-participation-de-toutes-et-tous/

Aurianne OrAug 30, 2025

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Aug 20, 2025

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

Another not uncommon victim of persecution mania is a certain type of philanthropist, who is always doing good to people against their will, and is amazed and horrified that they display no gratitude. Our motives in doing good are seldom as pure as we imagine them to be. Love of power is insidious; it has many disguises, and is often the source of the pleasure we derive from doing what we believe to be good to other people.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)

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Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 "Persecution Mania" (1930) - Russell, Bertrand | WIST Quotations

Another not uncommon victim of persecution mania is a certain type of philanthropist, who is always doing good to people against their will, and is amazed and horrified that they display no gratitude. Our motives in doing good are seldom as pure as we imagine them to be. Love of…

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Aurianne OrJul 14, 2025

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