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“The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies "something not desirable"...In the case of a word like democracy, not only is there no agreed definition, but the attempt to make one is resisted from all sides. It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it: consequently the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning.”
― Essays
― Essays
“People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos, is because things are being loved and people are being used.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
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Lack of a Jack Vance group was a startling, and profoundly disappointing discovery. So I'm starting one here. I've read most Vance, and remain on an e ...more
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