tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post3854104943228406368..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Fear No EvilStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-29249572004543976982017-02-18T07:51:25.644-06:002017-02-18T07:51:25.644-06:00The person who lent this to me described it as her...The person who lent this to me described it as her absolute favorite, which she reads once a year. I can see why, now..Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-50884373935165409032017-02-18T07:48:23.690-06:002017-02-18T07:48:23.690-06:00I've heard of that author before, and the same...I've heard of that author before, and the same example given. I cannot remember the context, but I know it was in an article responding to some government action a couple of years ago. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-75590997166327138782017-02-18T07:43:02.375-06:002017-02-18T07:43:02.375-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-82679065797820792912017-02-18T05:38:21.161-06:002017-02-18T05:38:21.161-06:00This sounds like such a good and important book. T...This sounds like such a good and important book. The importance courage and strength that people like Sharanskyhave shown in the face of prison and mistreatment cannot be overstated. <br /><br />I would like to read this book. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-19644693482274448892017-02-17T20:05:54.008-06:002017-02-17T20:05:54.008-06:00Sounds like a really good read. A couple of years...Sounds like a really good read. A couple of years back, I read "The Power of the Powerless," by Czech writer Václav Havel. His theme was along the same lines - resistance by "living within the truth," starting with the simplest actions, like not putting up a propaganda poster in a shop window. I was impressed by how right he was (but also how truly hard that could be). Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.com