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The hermits,

by Charles Kingsley

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Buonarroti's History of Babeuf's Conspiracy for Equality

by Philippe Buonarroti

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Helen’s Quotes

“That the French Revolution was essentially a religious phenomenon was only seen with clarity by Joseph de Maistre and Jules Michelet.”
― Nicolás Gómez Dávila

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“If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom. Yet how easily you hand over your mind to anyone who insults you. When you dwell on their words and let them dominate your thoughts, you make them your master.”
― Epictetus, The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life

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“Over a decade of citywide rezonings, land speculations, and corporate bidding wars for available commercial space has produced a Darwinian habitat where corporate retail proliferates, and where mom-and-pops have become an endangered species.”
― Alessandro Busà, The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite

tags: corporate-greed, darwinism, gentrification, mom-and-pop-business, mom-and-pop-stores, new-york-city, real-estate, retail, small-business, urbanization

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“And the space created by capital is a very seductive space indeed— provided you have the money.”
― Alessandro Busà, The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite