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“The mind of a dying man is either an open book or a fluttering of pages turned so fast that the words cannot be read.”
― The Mask of Merlin: A Critical Biography of David Lloyd George
― The Mask of Merlin: A Critical Biography of David Lloyd George
“People need self-respect, but self-respect must be earned -- it cannot be self-respect if it's not earned -- and the only way to earn anything is to achieve it in the face of the possibility of failing.”
― Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
― Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
“Freedom is indivisible. Every attempt to restrict the freedom of the decadent troublesome literati and pseudo-artists would vest in the authorities the power to determine what is good and what is bad. It would socialize intellectual and artistic effort. It is questionable whether it would weed out the useless and objectionable persons; but it is certain that it would put insurmountable obstacles in the way of the creative genius.”
― The Anti-capitalistic Mentality
― The Anti-capitalistic Mentality
“Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.”
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“It is at first denied that any radical plan exists; it is then conceded that it exists but ministers swear blind that it is not even on the political agenda;it is then noted that it might well be on the agenda but it is not a serious proposition; it is later conceded that it is a serious propositionn, but that it will never be implemented;after that is acknowledged that it will be implemented but in such a diluted form that it could make no difference to the lives of ordinary people;and at some point it is finally recognised that it has made such a difference,, but it was always known that it would and voters were told so from the outset.”
― The Great Deception: Can The European Union Survive
― The Great Deception: Can The European Union Survive
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