“Whether democracy or aristocracy is the better form of government constitutes a very difficult question. But, clearly, democracy inconveniences one person while aristocracy oppresses another. That is a truth which establishes itself and precludes any discussion: you are rich and I am poor.”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America
“Do I dazzle you?”
― Twilight
― Twilight
“...in divinity opposites are always reconciled.”
― Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman
― Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman
“A child free from the guilt of ownership and the burden of economic competition will grow up with the will to do what needs doing and the capacity for joy in doing it. It is useless work that darkens the heart. The delight of the nursing mother, of the scholar, of the successful hunter, of the good cook, of the skilful maker, of anyone doing needed work and doing it well, - this durable joy is perhaps the deepest source of human affection and of sociality as a whole.”
― The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
― The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
“The man's tongue is fit to frighten the French. Another fever."
Ah, there," said Morgan, "that comed of sp'iling Bibles."
That comed--as you call it--of being arrant asses.”
― Treasure Island
Ah, there," said Morgan, "that comed of sp'iling Bibles."
That comed--as you call it--of being arrant asses.”
― Treasure Island
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