Sunday, August 22, 2004
August 22, 2004
“Bringing owls to Athens.”
- Aristophanes (c. 450 – 385 B.C.), Greek playwright: “Birds”, line 301, 414 B.C.
“Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen people, whose breasts He has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue.”
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826), American president (Democrat): “Notes on the State of Virginia” query 19, 1781 – 1785.
“The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.”
- Noam Chomsky (b. 1928), American linguist and political analyst: responding to an accusation of betrayal by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in television interview on “The Late Show” (BBC2), November 25, 1992, excerpted in “The Guardian” (London), November 23, 1992.
“Cyberspace is where a long distance phone call takes place. Cyberspace is where the bank keeps your money. Where your medical records are stored. All of this stuff is out there somewhere. There really is no point in thinking about its geographical location. Information is extra-geographical.”
- William Gibson (b. 1948), American science fiction author: interview in “Rapid Eye 3”, edited by Simon Dwyer, 1995.
“Bringing owls to Athens.”
- Aristophanes (c. 450 – 385 B.C.), Greek playwright: “Birds”, line 301, 414 B.C.
“Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen people, whose breasts He has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue.”
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826), American president (Democrat): “Notes on the State of Virginia” query 19, 1781 – 1785.
“The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.”
- Noam Chomsky (b. 1928), American linguist and political analyst: responding to an accusation of betrayal by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in television interview on “The Late Show” (BBC2), November 25, 1992, excerpted in “The Guardian” (London), November 23, 1992.
“Cyberspace is where a long distance phone call takes place. Cyberspace is where the bank keeps your money. Where your medical records are stored. All of this stuff is out there somewhere. There really is no point in thinking about its geographical location. Information is extra-geographical.”
- William Gibson (b. 1948), American science fiction author: interview in “Rapid Eye 3”, edited by Simon Dwyer, 1995.
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