Majicman Notes

The purpose of government is not merely to afford pleasure to those who govern, but to make life tolerable for those who are governed… It must become an essential part of man’s ethical outlook to… Read more

Though much is taken, much abides; and thoughWe are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and… Read more

Death is the worst; a fate which all must try; And for our country ’tis a bliss to die. The gallant man, though slain in fight he be, Yet leaves his nation safe, his children… Read more

Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale –… Read more

He who brags will have no merit; He who boasts will not endure.  Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laozi/ Read more

The most important point is to own your physical body. If you slump, you will lose yourself. Your mind will be wandering somewhere else. You will not be in your body. We must exist right… Read more

Agency is the capacity to act. More subtly: An individual’s life can continue, with a certain inertia, that will lead them on to the next year or decade. Gaining agency is gaining the capacity to… Read more

I think if you’re selling anything, you want to have an ‘offense deck’ and a ‘defense deck.’  The ‘offense deck’ says, ‘Here are the three or four reasons why you have to buy this company.… Read more

What Václav Havel, in his most original and penetrating text, called “the power of the powerless” is capable of putting despotisms on the back foot, simply by being in sync with the simplest and most… Read more

Fighting for what is right makes life worth living. Aletta Jacobs https://www.europeana.eu/en/exhibitions/pioneers/aletta-jacobs Read more