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“Hitler was crushed but fascism was not.”
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“He is long past sleep now. His mind has begun to work on the agenda that it sets for itself, and he knows that he will not be able to stop it.”
― Remembering
― Remembering
“The poor labourer owns his sleep and his stool, and can sell his piss to the fuller, whereas the king's piss and stool is the property of all England...should his bowel be loose, its product is taken away in a bowl under an embroidered cloth. They can only judge what is within him, by what comes out: a pity he is not made of glass.”
― The Mirror & the Light
― The Mirror & the Light
“Every war makes other wars more likely.”
― What Not: A Prophetic Comedy
― What Not: A Prophetic Comedy
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