Goodness is chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.

A Clockwork Orange

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Topic

Free will Decisions and choices Human nature

Speaker

Prison Governor

Actor

Michael Gover

Source

A Clockwork Orange

Medium

Film

Genre

Dystopian (film) Crime (film) Dystopian Crime

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Citation

A Clockwork Orange. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Polaris Productions/Hawk Films, 1971.

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Another quote from the 1970s

Meditation is not a means to an end. It is both the means and the end.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Topic
Meditation Mindfulness

Author

Jiddu Krishnamurti
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Krishnamurti, Jiddu. The Second Penguin Krishnamurti Reader, edited by Mary Lutyens. Penguin Books, 1973, pt. 1.

Another quote about Human nature

It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

James Madison

Federalist 51

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Topic
Political theory Politics Government Human nature

Author

James Madison
Source
Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.