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“Being too much of one thing and not enough of another had been a recurring theme in my life. I was, like many young women, expected to be small so that boys could expand and white girls could shine.
When I would not shrink, people made sure that I knew I had erred.”
― Thick: And Other Essays
When I would not shrink, people made sure that I knew I had erred.”
― Thick: And Other Essays
“Symbolic violence only makes sense if we accept its priors: all preferences in imperial, industrialized societies are shaped by the economic system.”
― Thick: And Other Essays
― Thick: And Other Essays
“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”
― The Life of the Mind
― The Life of the Mind
“For politics is not like the nursery; in politics obedience and support are the same.”
― Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
― Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
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