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An interesting connection: "This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of
by nemo1618 5y ago
An interesting connection:
"This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance."
- PKD (1978)
"The ultimate weapon has always existed. Every man, every woman, and every child owns it. It's the ability to say No and take the consequences."
- Robert Anton Wilson (1975)
I wonder if PKD read Leviathan?
- sammalloy 5y agoThat RAW quote is simply incredible. Any idea what work it is from?
- Zanni 5y agoLeviathan is the third volume of the Illuminatus trilogy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy
- kubanczyk 5y agoAnd then there were none by Eric Frank Russell, 1951: Gleed examined it, turning it over and over between his fingers. It was nothing more than an oblong strip of substance resembling ivory. One side was polished and bare. The other bore three letters deeply engraved in bold style: F.—I.W. Glancing up at Baines, his features puzzled, he said, ‘You call this a weapon?’ ‘Certainly.’ ‘Then I don’t get it.’ He passed the plaque to Harrison. ‘Do you?’ ‘No.’ Harrison examined it with care. ‘What does this F.—I.W. mean?’ ‘Initial-slang,’ informed Baines. ‘Made correct by common usage. It has become a worldwide motto. You’ll see it all over the place if you haven’t noticed it already.’ [...] ‘It didn’t mean anything to me.’ ‘It means plenty,’ said Jeff, ‘Freedom-I won’t!’ https://www.abelard.org/e-f-russell.php https://www.abelard.org/e-f-russell.php