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86 – “It’s pretty ironic the the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive society to destruction.”

– Noam Chomsky

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Posted in Chomsky, Noam and tagged Defense, Development, Environment, Existence, Human, Human Condition, Humanity, Learning, Life, Political, Power, Progress, Protection, Society, Sourced, Technology, Wealth on January 6, 2017 by Chalax91. Leave a comment

79 – “Una ciudad avanzada no es una en la que hasta los pobres tienen auto, sino una en la que incluso los ricos usan el transporte público.”

“An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport.”

– Enrique Peñalosa Londoño, 793rd and 798th Mayor of Bogotá (Bottom)

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Posted in Londoño, Enrique (Enrique Peñalosa Londoño) and tagged Bogotá, Civilization, Development, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño, Environment, Political, Politics, Poor, Poverty, Progress, Public, Public Transportation, Rich, Sourced, Technology, Updated on December 2, 2016 by Chalax91. 3 Comments

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