“All that was left of a person’s life was recorded on paper, in annals, in almanacs, in the physical items they produced. To end that was to end their history, their present, their future.”
– Aster Grey in An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
…Which is why the attitudes and words of those writing our world’s history matter; why social sciences, humanities, and languages matter (and not just STEM); why diversity, inclusion, and empathy matter.
Solomon, Rivers. An Unkindness of Ghosts. Brooklyn, NY: Akashic Books, 2017, p. 327.
Serving exactly what it sounds like, the Quotes feature excerpts other people’s thoughts.
Co-Geeking 
Much of official history is propaganda.
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Leaving this link here for future reference. Linguistics & power thread by Gerald Roche on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GJosephRoche/status/1098510656167325696
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