WIST QuotationsFeb 4

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

We think because we have words, not the other way around, and the greater our vocabulary, the greater our ability to think conceptually. The first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librarians — because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.

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 think because we have words, not the other way around, and the greater our vocabulary, the greater our ability to think conceptually. The first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librarians -- because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize…

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Dave JDec 8, 2024
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Show threadNonilexNov 6, 2024

He has indicated he will use the government — & potentially #violence — to target his perceived enemies: He has talked of appointing a special prosecutor to “go after” President Joe #Biden & his #family; he has suggested that former Republican congresswoman #LizCheney should have guns “trained on her face” & mused about #jailing his political opponents.

It’s also widely expected that the plans from #Project2025 will come to fruition.

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a plan is already in the works.

#hitler #jailing #trump

Show threadNear North campOct 24, 2023

@thequickfl

$200,000,000 is not immense.

$2,000,000,000 a YEAR on state police and prisons is immense.

We all need #housing first – #HousingFirst ! – before even #treatment programs make sense, and long before #jailing and #imprisoning and the #shelters that feel like prisons should be funded.

NonilexJun 13, 2023

#Trump …has been pleading his case for days in… the court of #Republican #PublicOpinion, where he continues to dominate….

…After two House #impeachments, multiple #criminal investigations, the #jailing of his business’s fmr accountant, his fmr fixer & his fmr campaign manager, & now 2 criminal indictments, Trump knows the drill, & so do his supporters.

#Idiocracy
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How Trump Plans to Beat His Indictment, Politically

The former president keeps consolidating Republican support, but the legal peril is the greatest he has ever faced and adds to his challenges with independent voters.

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