21 March 2015

apophasis

[uh-pof-uh-sis]

noun, Rhetoric
1. denial of one’s intention to speak of a subject that is at the same time named or insinuated, as “I shall not mention Caesar’s avarice, nor his cunning, nor his morality.”.

Origin
Late Latin
1650-1660; < Late Latin < Greek: a denial, equivalent to apópha (nai) to say no, deny ( apo- apo- + phánai to say) + -sis -sis

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Today’s aphorism

To love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy, we feel compassion towards him or her, and he or she is no longer our enemy.

Thich Nhat Hanh

On this day

21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

21 March – National Harmony Day in which Australia celebrates its cultural diversity.

21 March – World Poetry Day. Declared by UNESCO in 1999 to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry.

21 March 1960 – Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, when Afrikaner police opened fire on unarmed protestors in front of the police station, killing 69 people and wounding 180. In South Africa, every 21 March is a public holiday to celebrate human rights and commemorate the Sharpeville massacre.

21 March 1963 – President John F. Kennedy orders the closure of federal penitentiary, Alcatraz (The Rock).