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"Not sure if I will end up finishing but 43% of the way through the actual text. Some very interesting ideas, even if the author seems on occasion to use intentionally provocative language. A particularly valuable recurring theme surrounds the dehumanizing forces of contemporary society." — Jan 16, 2026 07:28PM
"Not sure if I will end up finishing but 43% of the way through the actual text. Some very interesting ideas, even if the author seems on occasion to use intentionally provocative language. A particularly valuable recurring theme surrounds the dehumanizing forces of contemporary society." — Jan 16, 2026 07:28PM
“Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.”
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“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
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