"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country"
- Kurt Vonnegut
About this Quote
This quote by Kurt Vonnegut speaks to the fear of the unknown and the absence of control we have over our lives. It suggests that individuals who supervise of running the nation might not be the most competent or skilled people. It suggests that the people who are running the country might not have the very best interests of individuals in mind, which their choices might have an unfavorable effect on the nation. It also implies that the people who are running the nation might not have the exact same values or beliefs as the majority of the population. This quote is a tip that we need to know who supervises which we should be watchful in ensuring that our voices are heard which our values are represented. It is a reminder that we need to not take our democracy for granted which we must be actively involved in the political process.
This quote is written / told by Kurt Vonnegut between November 11, 1922 and April 11, 2007. He was a famous Author from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Age. The author also have 28 other quotes.
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"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent"
"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place"
"And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up"
"There's something intrinsically Australian about a bunch of brothers and school friends getting together as a band at a very young age and all pulling together as a band at a very young age and all pulling together as mates to make something happen"
