“Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection.
It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.”
― Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual
It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.”
― Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual
“My room is so quiet and empty it hurts.”
― Hold Still
― Hold Still
“Suicide only really frightens those who are never tempted by it and never will be, for its darkness only welcomes those who are predestined to it.”
― Mouchette
― Mouchette
“I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether that loyalty arises out of our religion, out of our culture or out of our language.
I want all people to be Indians first, Indian last and nothing else but Indians.”
― Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual
I want all people to be Indians first, Indian last and nothing else but Indians.”
― Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual
“It is good to be a cynic — it is better to be a contented cat — and it is best not to exist at all.”
― Collected Essays 5: Philosophy, Autobiography and Miscellany
― Collected Essays 5: Philosophy, Autobiography and Miscellany
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