WIST Quotations

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WIST (“Wish I’d Said That!”) is my collection of quotations (wist.info) which I find meaningful, moving, amusing (intended or not), or well-phrased.

Despite the name, this is not just a collection of quotations whose sentiments I agree with (though that’s true for the majority of stuff I collect). In some cases there are ideas that I disagree with, firmly; in those cases, though, I’ve included the quote because I admire the way it’s phrased, or because it’s a classic statement of a particular sentiment, or else I thought it was so absurd that it made me smile just to read it. In short, "Quoting is not (necessarily) endorsing."

One thing I make an effort to do is research and properly cite each quotation I publish. Further sourcing information (and notes and translations) can be found on the WIST website.

This site will serve as a rich-text social media republishing of new and updated quotations from wist.info (since nobody actually goes to blogs any more). I welcome conversation about the quotes I post.

I was previously cross-posting at wist@my-space.social, WISTquote@zirk.us, and wist@diasp.org. More info on the background of my collection here: wist.info/about-wist/

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WIST Quotations

21 hours ago

WIST Quotations
21 hours ago

A quotation from Nietzsche

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. That means he knows only one class: enemies.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher and poet
(Attributed)

More about this quote: wist.info/nietzsche-friedrich/…

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(Attributed) - Nietzsche, Friedrich | WIST Quotations

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. That means he knows only one class: enemies. This is frequently attributed to Nietzsche, without citation -- a clue that it is a paraphrase of a more complex or nuanced passage.

^{Dave (WIST Quotations)}

#politics #perspective #quote #tools #quotes #power #politician #control #qotd #quotation #nietzsche #opposition #enemy #Statesman #Usefulness

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(Attributed) - Nietzsche, Friedrich | WIST Quotations

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