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The Colossus of Maroussi

by Henry Miller

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— Nov 24, 2013 11:00AM

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“Virtue is too passive, too narrow. Virtue can motivate individuals, but for groups, societies, a whole civilisation, it’s a weak force. Nations are never virtuous, though they might sometimes think they are.”
― Ian McEwan, Solar

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