"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.
"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 prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for others. I prayed for everyone who came into my thoughts - - people with whom I had traveled, those who had been in prison with me, my school friends of years ago. I do not know how long I continued my prayer, but this I do know - - my fear was gone! Interceding for others had released me!"
"I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats"
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
