Susan Silberman

"We have art in order not to die of truth" — Friedrich Nietzsche

/ Noam Chomsky /
"Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent every year to control the public mind."
"Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science."
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Born: Avram Noam Chomsky, December 7, 1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Institutions: University of Arizona (2017–present), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1955–present), Institute for Advanced Study (1958–1959)
Education: University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA, PhD)

/ George Orwell /
"Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish dictatorship."
"Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, biting social criticism, total opposition to totalitarianism..."
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Born: Eric Arthur Blair, 25 June 1903, Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died: 21 January 1950 (aged 46), University College Hospital, London, England