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“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.”
― The Will of the Many
― The Will of the Many
“A fair system only works if there’s an unbiased means of assessing merit. When there is no pride or selfishness involved.” He gives a soft snort, shaking his head. “Which means that fair systems cannot exist where people are involved.”
― The Will of the Many
― The Will of the Many
“Real life is physical. Give me books instead. Give me the invisibility of the contents of books, the thoughts, the ideas, the images. Let me become part of a book. . . . an intertextual being: a book cyborg, or, considering that books aren't cybernetic, perhaps a bibliorg.”
― The End of Mr. Y
― The End of Mr. Y
“Greed is by definition the moral ruler of the Hierarchy, Diago. All decisions are based upon it. It is not the strong who benefit in their system, no matter what they say—it is the weak. It is the ones willing to do anything, sacrifice anything, to rise. It rewards avarice and is so steeped in a wrong way of thinking that those within it cannot even see it.” He shook his head sadly. “There is no form of government that is immune from mistakes or from corruption—but it is the Hierarchy’s foundation, Son. Never forget that.”
― The Will of the Many
― The Will of the Many
“Freedom wanders in the landscape of the mind, and nourishes the deepest yearnings of the soul.”
― Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.
― Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love.
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