“Socrates: Have you noticed on our journey how often the citizens of this new land remind each other it is a free country?
Plato: I have, and think it odd they do this.
Socrates: How so, Plato?
Plato: It is like reminding a baker he is a baker, or a sculptor he is a
sculptor.
Socrates: You mean to say if someone is convinced of their trade, they have
no need to be reminded.
Plato: That is correct.
Socrates: I agree. If these citizens were convinced of their freedom, they would not need reminders.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
Plato: I have, and think it odd they do this.
Socrates: How so, Plato?
Plato: It is like reminding a baker he is a baker, or a sculptor he is a
sculptor.
Socrates: You mean to say if someone is convinced of their trade, they have
no need to be reminded.
Plato: That is correct.
Socrates: I agree. If these citizens were convinced of their freedom, they would not need reminders.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success.”
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“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”
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“If they believe it in the Bible, I don't see why they shouldn't believe it from me.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
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