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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler
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Why is the universe? To shape God. Why is God? To shape the universe.
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“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
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Karl Kautsky
“The capitalist class rules but does not govern: it contents itself with ruling the government.”
― Karl Kautsky
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