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But race is the child of racism, not the father. And the process of naming “the people” has never been a matter of genealogy and physiognomy so much as one of hierarchy. Difference in hue and hair is old. But the belief in the preeminence
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“A cult leader alone in his beliefs is just a crazy dude with a beard.”
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“[I]n communism, you'd threaten a dog into compliance, while in capitalism, obedience is obtained through bribes.”
― The Orphan Master's Son
― The Orphan Master's Son
“The debate over the inherent benefits of Pax Americana should have been settled long ago. But history only settles great debates for as long as people can remember the history.”
― America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder
― America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder
“It was the beginning of a Jane Austen novel, if Mr. Darcy was a grieving son/HBO enthusiast from Perth and Elizabeth an entry-level cremationist.”
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”
― Peter Pan
― Peter Pan
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