Here is another definition of the Alexander Technique: a means of regaining freedom of thought and action.
NO to internet censorship
In light of the ongoing dialogue about internet freedom and today’s web black-out protests of SOPA and PIPA, I offer this quotation from F.M. Alexander’s book, The Universal Constant in Living, written during the 1930s and the early years of World War II and published in 1946. To keep this quotation in context, please recall that one of the first steps taken by fascist regimes in Europe in the 1930s was to seize control of the media and use it to disseminate their propaganda.
At present man is at the mercy of any individual or people who may think out some means of playing on his emotions, no matter for what purpose. In the past few years we have seen some startling and terrible results gained in this way and used in an attempt to destroy all that is best in men and women. People have been robbed of their most priceless heritage – freedom of thought and action – despite all the suffering and bloodshed by which these sacred rights have been won in the past.
Here’s to freedom of thought, action and internet.
