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“Just as it did in the nineteenth century, the notion that the victims were 'only prostitutes' seeks to perpetuate the belief that there are good women and bad women; madonnas and whores. It suggests that there is an acceptable standard of female behaviour and those that deviate from it are fit to be punished. Equally, it assists in reasserting the double standard , exonerating men from wrongs committed against such women. These attitudes may not feel as prevalent as they were in 1888, but they persist - not proffered in general conversation... but, rather integrated subtly into the fabric of our social norms.”
― The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper's Women
― The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper's Women
“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“A spoonful of sugar can be as helpful in dealing with foreign diplomats as it is in child psychology, for these are not unrelated fields.”
― Fascism: A Warning
― Fascism: A Warning
“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
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“Polish leader Boleslaw Bierut, a charisma-free life support system for a bureaucrat's mustache.”
― The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy
― The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy
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