William Irwin Thompson

In the domain of cops and robbers, an interdiction serves to structure a black market and a shadow economy. ↗

— William Irwin Thompson

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Not all intelligence can be artificial now, so if we make a mistake, the consequences are no longer simply located within an institution or a national culture. ↗

— William Irwin Thompson

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The more chaos there is, the more science holds on to abstract systems of control, and the more chaos is engendered. ↗

— William Irwin Thompson

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The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being. ↗

— William Irwin Thompson

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