#nation

Synaptic summation is the technical term used in neurophysiology for those instances in which some neuron C is fired only by a combination of neurons A and B. ↗

— Gregory Bateson

#fired #instances #neurons #only #some

There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong. ↗

— Gregory Bateson

#energy #explain #explanations #genesis #i

It's with them that we have constituted a liberation front and brought our logistic support to armies to help their countries come out of colonialism and establish a national internal regime. ↗

— Ahmed Ben Bella

#brought #colonialism #come #constituted #countries

With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them. ↗

— Ahmed Ben Bella

#barely #bringing #case #countries #engaged

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights. ↗

— Carol Bellamy

#discrimination #each #other #ourselves #practice

New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour, prostitution and hazardous work. ↗

— Carol Bellamy

#been #bonded #child #child labor #forms

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language. ↗

— Hilaire Belloc

#common language #effect #every #history #language

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning man's future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring. ↗

— Julien Benda

#concerning #contrary #could #even #examination

If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. ↗

— Ruth Benedict

#bear #because #examination #find #justify

Those who today still feel a sense of impotence can do something: they can support Amnesty International. They can help it to stand up for freedom and justice. ↗

— Peter Benenson

#feel #freedom #help #impotence #international