You should not allow yourself the luxuries of discouragement of despair. Bounce back immediately, and welcome the adversity because it produces harder thinking and harder drive to get to the objective.
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Information is the currency of democracy. It's denial must always be suspect.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Information is essential for a functioning democracy, and its withholding raises concerns.
Ralph Nader's quote underscores the critical role of information in a democratic society. It suggests that access to information empowers citizens to make informed decisions, and when information is hidden or denied, it casts doubt on the motives behind that denial, thereby threatening the very foundation of democracy itself.
Themes
InformationDemocracyTruthTransparencyAccess
In practice
Example use cases
Use this quote in a speech about the importance of press freedom.
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