When it is forgotten that the first word of political reason is the recognition of the contingency of the political order, every absurdity proves rational.
— Jacques Rancière
Tag Archives: politics
Static Quo
It is not because things are difficult that we do not venture. It is because we do not venture that things are difficult.
Seneca
#twisdom #action #courage
People’s Love
Justice is what love looks like in public.
Cornel West
#twisdom #justice
Revolution Forever
Revolution is not a one time event.
Audre Lorde
#twisdom #contestation
Who to Trust
Those who will do anything for power are precisely those who should not be trusted with it.
Anonymous
Principles Struggle
It’s easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.
Adlai Stevenson
#twisdom #character
We Govern
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Electoral Paradox
We despise politicians and revere elections.
David Van Reybrouck
#twisdom #politics #philo
Open Beginnings
Politics is the site of contestation, so it should never begin with conclusions.
Hannah Arendt
#twisdom #Arendt #politicalTheory
Argument in a Ball
Put the argument into a concrete shape…round & solid as a ball, which they can see & handle & carry home…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#twisdom #twoetry #language
