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Kings
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Perhaps this is what a state actually is: a combination of exceptional violence and the creation of a complex social machine, all ostensibly devoted to acts of care and devotion.
There is obviously a paradox here. Caring labour is in a way the very opposite of mechanical labour: it is about recognizing and understanding the unique qualities, needs and peculiarities of the cared-for – whether child, adult, animal or plant – in order to provide what they require to flourish. Caring labour is dist
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― The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
― The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
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And so sepúlchred in such pomp dost lie,
That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.
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― The Complete Poetry
― The Complete Poetry
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