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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.”
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“A Communist system can be recognized by the fact
that it spares the criminals
and criminalizes the political opponent.”
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that it spares the criminals
and criminalizes the political opponent.”
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“When I was very young and in the cave of Trophonius I forgot to laugh. Then, when I got older, when I opened my eyes and saw the real world, I began to laugh and I haven’t stopped since. I saw that the meaning of life was to get a livelihood, that the goal of life was to be a High Court judge, that the bright joy of love was to marry a well-off girl, that the blessing of friendship was to help each other out of a financial tight spot, that wisdom was what the majority said it was, that passion was to give a speech, that courage was to risk being fined 10 rix-dollars, that cordiality was to say ‘You’re welcome’ after a meal, and that the fear of God was to go to communion once a year. That’s what I saw. And I laughed.”
― Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
― Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
“We build our computers the way we build our cities—over time, without a plan, on top of ruins.”
― Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology
― Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology
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