Philosophy Quote by Timothy Snyder — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“You submit to tyranny when you renounce the difference between what you want to hear and what is actually the case. This renunciation of reality can feel natural and pleasant, but the result is your demise as an individual—and thus the collapse of any political system that depends upon individualism.”

“For the reporters, the heroes of our time”

“This is pluralism: not a synonym of relativism, but rather an antonym. Pluralism accepts the moral reality of different kinds of truth, but rejects the idea that they can all be placed on a single scale, measured by a single value.”

“Communication among citizens depends upon equality. At the same time, equality cannot be achieved without facts.”

“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.”

“the problem with accepting things that are contradictory as possibly right is that you cannot possibly be thinking yourself when you do it.”

“If we wanted to construct a basic philosophical attitude from these scientific utterances of”

“Life is too short to be anything but happy. So kiss slowly. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Take chances and never have regrets. Forget the past but remember what it taught you.”

“Today the aggressor is the shepherd of peace, and the beaten and hunted are the troublemakers of the world. What's more, there are whole races who believe it!”

“The essence of technology is by no means anything technological.”

“The only person who needs forgiveness is the one who doesn't deserve it.”

“In reality there are no persons, only threads of memories and habits. At the moment of realization, the person ceases.”