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“This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!”
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“And this also," said Marlow suddenly, "has been one of the dark places of the earth.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.”
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“There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.”
― And the Land Lay Still
― And the Land Lay Still
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