Quote of the day

“The world is a den of thieves, and night is falling. Evil breaks its chains and runs through the world like a mad dog. The poison affects us all. No one escapes. Therefore let us be happy while we are happy. Let us be kind, generous, affectionate and good. It is necessary and not at all shameful to take pleasure in the little world.”--Ingmar Bergman

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El Cabrero is wonking out at a policy conference today so this will be short and sweet. Short anyway.

I have come across a saying by the great French rationalist Voltaire (1694-1778) that I wish I could sky-write on every vista throughout the world. It is both timely and timeless. Here it is:

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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