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Leif Erik is Currently Reading

Leif Erik is currently reading

Universal Harvester

by John Darnielle (Goodreads Author)

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The Harafish

by Naguib Mahfouz

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The Bright Sword

by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author)

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Leif Erik’s Quotes

“The control man has secured over nature has far outrun his control over himself.”
― Ernest Jones

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“History admits no rules; only outcomes.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

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“He would read up on parenting, if he thought it would help, but his errors always seemed too basic for the manuals. "Always tell your kids they have siblings..." He couldn't imagine any child-raising guru taking the trouble to write that down. Maybe there was a gap in the market.”
― Nick Hornby, Juliet, Naked

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“You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their insults. 'It consoles them for not being anything else.”
― André Gide, The Immoralist

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“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr, The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses

tags: democracy, justice

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