#lit

So the ideology was that: use sounds as instruments, as sounds on tape, without the causality. It was no longer a clarinet or a spring or a piano, but a sound with a form, a development, a life of its own. ↗

— Luc Ferrari

#clarinet #development #form #ideology #instruments

Americans are from Mars, Europeans are from Venus: they agree on little and understand each other less and less. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#each #europeans #less #little #mars

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#apparent #aspect #debate #discuss #divide

The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#american #american people #bounds #choices #course

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#based #challenging #criteria #cultural #dominance

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#believe #competition #conflicts #economic #geopolitical

I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us the luxury of giving away military force as an important tool of foreign policy. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#avoid #away #believe #better #force

In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#america #because #enjoys #enter #europe

Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#after #best #choice #constitution #decision

If we ever hope to rid the world of the political AIDS of our time, terrorism, the rule must be clear: One does not deal with terrorists; one does not bargain with terrorists; one kills terrorists. ↗

— Meir Kahane

#bargain #clear #deal #does #ever