I actually completely suck at being a bioethicist. What I do is history of medicine and patient advocacy. Patient advocacy is actually the opposite of bioethics, because bioethicists are the people who increasingly set up and justify the systems we patient advocates have to fight. Alice Dreger advocacyadvocatebioethic share on social
Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now. Arnold J. Toynbee appearcivilizationcollapse Change image and share on social
I have a cousin who is a spiritual advisor for Native veterans in Canada, so I'm very familiar with the history of Natives in the military. And growing up as an American Indian myself, the story of Ira Hayes is one that is often told. Adam Beach advisoramericancanada share on social
My views on music, and life in general, are completely out of step with everything that's going on. I've always been out of step. The only thing that interests me is history, reviewing the past and making something out of it. Leon Redbone completelygeneralhave share on social
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon crimefollyhistory Change image and share on social
The progress of science is much more muddled than is depicted in most history books. This is especially true of theoretical physics, partly because history is written by the victorious. David Gross bookdepicthistory Change image and share on social
Inflation is bringing us true democracy. For the first time in history, luxuries and necessities are selling at the same price. Robert Orben bringdemocracyhistory Change image and share on social
Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history. Pierre de Coubertin evokegamehistory Change image and share on social
Japan has opened a new chapter in its history. Shigeru Yoshida chapterhistoryjapan Change image and share on social
