Motto
A friend, who's working in the Indian army, told me his motto:
We the willing
Led by the unknowing
Are doing the impossible
For the ungrateful
We have done so much
With so little, for so long
We are now qualified to do
Anything with nothing
Few thoughts on New York Times article
Brilliant article in New York times today: From 'End of History' Author, a Look at the Beginning and Middle Key points I found interesting : Institutions are the rules that coordinate social behavior. Without taking human behavior in account you misunderstand the nature of political institutions. Such behavior especially the faculty for creating rules are the basis for social institutions, even though the content of institutions is supplied by culture. My take: This at a wider level relates to the three most important institutions in the 21 st century; Religion, Financial system & Democracy. Same principle can be applied to the evolution of language. Societies are not trapped by their past nor are they free in any given generation to remake themselves. Building institutions is as difficult as changing them. Poor countries remain poor because of the absence of a strong law. My take: Even though we continue to criticize our system, what we must underst
Comments