Globalisation means many things. At one level, it talks of trade, which since the 16th century has exchanged goods and now, increasingly, ideas and information across the globe. But globalisation is also a view of the world - it is an opinion about man and why men are on the world. John Berger 16thcenturyexchange share on social
Propaganda invariably serves the long-term interests of some elite. John Berger eliteinterestinvariably Change image and share on social
Post-modernism has cut off the present from all futures. The daily media add to this by cutting off the past. Which means that critical opinion is often orphaned in the present. John Berger addcriticalcut Change image and share on social
When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own. John Berger bookcoverhappen share on social
A cigarette is a breathing space. It makes a parenthesis. The time of a cigarette is a parenthesis, and if it is shared, you are both in that parenthesis. It's like a proscenium arch for a dialogue. John Berger archbreathecigarette Change image and share on social
The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise. John Berger confidencedarkdarkness Change image and share on social
A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and not by a but. John Berger connectdifficultfond share on social
Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time. John Berger chooseemigrationexperience Change image and share on social
'Fahrenheit 9/11' is astounding. Not so much as a film - although it is cunning and moving - but as an event. John Berger astoundcunningevent Change image and share on social
Hope is not a form of guarantee; it's a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark. John Berger circumstancedarkenergy Change image and share on social
