Democracy is Joy

What does it mean to recall the God who was crucified in a society whose official creed is optimism, and which is knee-deep in blood?

The Citizenship of this book is not about the passport we hold, and it goes far beyond the duty to vote in elections. It’s a state of engagement, more verb than noun. We look around, identify the domains where we have some influence, and we roll up our sleeves and make things happen.

what the philosopher can contribute to politics is not at all the will to power, but disinterestedness.

We will not and must not be either outraged critics or opportunists, but must take our share of responsibility for the moulding of history in every situation and at every moment, whether we are the victors or the vanquished.

we promote the concept of democracy as a method for achieving freedom. Yet in reality it is just another chain that shackles us to the disastrous decisions those we vote into power