#racy

Well the way we perceive accuracy and what accuracy is statistically are really two different things. ↗

— Nate Silver

#different #different things #perceive #really #statistically

Stanley Kramer? Spencer Tracy? No one turns down being in a movie with them. ↗

— Phil Silvers

#down #kramer #movie #spencer #spencer tracy

You talk about American technocracy and you find men on the moon, not once, but several times... and safely home again. ↗

— Gordon Sinclair

#again #american #find #home #men

You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles. ↗

— Gordon Sinclair

#about #automobiles #german #get #talk

You talk about Japanese technocracy and you get radios. ↗

— Gordon Sinclair

#get #japanese #radios #talk #technocracy

I'm not overly alarmist about it, but I do think there are some worrying signs, like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very small proportion of the population, plus elections in the US are much more dominated by money than anywhere else calling itself a democracy. ↗

— Peter Singer

#anywhere #calling #democracy #dominated #elections

It means that, in fact, it's - whether fascist is the right word I don't know - more of a plutocracy than anything resembling a democracy; it has become a nation controlled by a very small, very wealthy elite. ↗

— Peter Singer

#become #controlled #democracy #elite #fact

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#democracy #good #good works #government #nobody

The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#believe #certain #chinese #committed #confident

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable. ↗

— Grace Slick

#begin #between #literacy #music #reach