“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”
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“Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
― Leaves of Grass
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
― Leaves of Grass
“Life must be rich and full of loving--it's no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone.”
― Selected Letters, 1940-1956
― Selected Letters, 1940-1956
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