Fear Quote by Nilantha Ilangamuwa Download Open image ““Fear has become normal and is covered by the idea of “patriotism”.”” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fear Freedom Justice Liberty Patriotism Social anxiety
“Let me ask you this, Mr. Ai: do you know, by your own experience, what patriotism is?” “No,” I said, shaken by the force… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“No, I don’t mean love, when I say patriotism. I mean fear. The fear of the other. And its expressions are political, not poetical:… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Governments often keep their populace in permanent states of vigilance or anxiety against foreign enemies as a control mechanism—the politics of fear.” — Graham E. Fuller Copy Share Image
“I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” — Adlai E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“Page 15, paperback version by Virago Press 1997: ... Let me ask you this, Mr Ai: do you know, by your own experience, what… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Patriotism is about a desire for progress, not a yearning for repetition.” — Gina Barreca Copy Share Image
“I venture to guess that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” — Adlai E. Steveson Copy Share Image
“Rational or not, fear is painful and debilitating, and policy makers must endeavor to protect the public from fear, not only from real dangers.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“As things stand the "intellectuals" only come out to lick the bones left over by the tyrant.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“All it takes is common sense to understand that the Rajapaksa administration has vandalised every layer of the country’s resources to get rid of… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“When man lost touch with his humanity he had no reason to walk along the higher path.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“If you want to denounce impunity then you have to start with denouncing the impunity that the regime enjoys.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“In the long run, even a tyrannical government only has the power that the people confer on it and coming to understand history is… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“The tyrant has power to play as long as he is the master in his surroundings.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for us to change the mindset which has tended to create ad hoc solutions for the political madness… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“True, the US Government does not have moral authority to ask for an independent investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“Mr. President, not only are you disastrous for the land, you are the man who must be held responsible for all the sins of… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“We once again see the painful reality of the spineless political intelligentsia” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“What unified the Balochis in their quest to regain self-determination, which resulted in the ‘existing state’? On the one hand, authoritarianism, militarization, and conquest… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“Patriotism, currently, is nothing but the deadly evolution of narrow minded politics which has distorted language.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
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“That horrible stinging sensation returned, the muscles behind my eyes straining as the first tear began to fall. “I’m scared, too. For eighteen months… — Devon Ashley Copy Share Image
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“Anything that you find yourself worrying about regularly may find you suddenly wanting unrealistic changes.” — Nagisa Tatsumi Copy Share Image
“We all know how the thing we secretly fear is not a secret at all but the open and eternal thing that predicts its… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
When you're scared - and I mean really scared, not just hearing a noise in the night, or standing toe to toe with someone… — Alexander Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
“I had nowhere to go and did not wish to be seen by anyone for fear they would recognize my sadness and so for… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
“Snip off the little worries and expressions of worry” like little branches atop a tall tree.28 If you are truly worried, sharing your concerns… — Tim Sanders Copy Share Image
“Fear and desire for pleasure. Aggressiveness comes out of fear, predominantly, and sexuality predominantly out of the other. But they mix in the middle.… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
