“Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand”
Bodie Thoene
Bodie Thoene
Out of the mouth of a kid who kicks us in the pants.....and rightly so.
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."
George Jean Nathan (1882-1958)
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”
Plato
“The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy”
Charles de Montesquieu
“Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.”
Jimmy Buffett
“By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction”
William Osler
“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”
Robert M. Hutchins
“Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.”
Horace Greeley
“So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium”
Cyril Connolly
“Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.”
Arnold Toynbee
“Everyone talks about apathy, but no one does anything about it”
Anon.
“Harold Wilson is going around the country stirring up apathy.”
William Whitelaw
George Jean Nathan (1882-1958)
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”
Plato
“The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy”
Charles de Montesquieu
“Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.”
Jimmy Buffett
“By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction”
William Osler
“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”
Robert M. Hutchins
“Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.”
Horace Greeley
“So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium”
Cyril Connolly
“Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.”
Arnold Toynbee
“Everyone talks about apathy, but no one does anything about it”
Anon.
And my personal favorite....
“Harold Wilson is going around the country stirring up apathy.”
William Whitelaw
And here's another point to consider when reading "apathy" quotes:
The young man in this video can't vote yet but are you eligible to vote but not registered? You can do something about this right now.
Let's begin to ask our candidates if they will support a new investigation into the events surrounding 9/11 . And if they will, let's give them our full support and work hard to get them elected.
And in the meantime - go out and TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT 9/11 every single day to anyone who will listen. Plot and plan - but just get it done.
Great job,weaving the apathy and ignorance quotes in--that is by far the worst problem in this country, people who don't care, unfortunately, its a lot of them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb.
ReplyDeleteSince this is an election year, I have decided to not work for any candidate who will go to Washington just to continue to ignore that 9/11 elephant in the room.
If I have any hours to donate - it will be to the cause of 9/11 or to some candidate who "gets it."
I believe that it is while someone has "candidate" status that they are the most willing and able to listen to us. I want some assurance that my candidate knows and understands why we need a new investigation.
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