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"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last." - Winston Churchill
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.
"Earth and Nature suffer grave ruin, destruction instead of construction, when Technology is in the hands of Greed." - LuCxeed
Earth and Nature suffer grave ruin, destruction instead of construction, when Technology is in the hands of Greed.
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
EU voted down body scanners in 2008: "degrading measure". Concerns: Effective? Health? Dignity? Privacy? Heavy cost?
Craziness is not rare, neither is Crime. Else, there would be no need for law, law enforcement, etc. etc.. Does Fear lead to solutions, or to panic, shutting out common sense and wisdom? EU Justice Chief has the answer: "We have to have a very clear line on this. We must never be driven by fear but by our values."
MEPs not yet convinced about body scanners, await impact analysis: "legitimate questions"... "Technology has become the new religion in counter-terrorism"... "Violation of dignity"... "no matter how much technology you have, terrorists will manage to circumvent it"... "great cost implications" of using body scanners, and advised against "putting burdens on airport companies" (also tax payers?) without the certainty that such scanners would be useful.
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"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German Poet, Philosopher..1749-1832)
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - George Bernard Shaw
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
"The best prophet is common sense, our native wit. " - Euripides (Ancient Greek playwright, c. 480-406 BC)
The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.
"We must never be driven by fear but by our values." ... "To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
"We must never be driven by fear but by our values."
"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
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