“The work of an intellectual is not to mould the political will of others; it is, through the analyses that he does in his own field, to re-examine evidence and assumptions, to shake up habitual ways of working and thinking, to dissipate conventional familiarities, to re-evaluate rules and institutions and to participate in the formation of a political will (where he has his role as citizen to play).”
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“All despotism is bad; but the worst is that which works with the machinery of freedom.”
― Junius: including letters by the same writer under other signatures : To which are added his confidential correspondence with Mr. Wilkes : and his private letters to Mr. H. S. Woodfall
― Junius: including letters by the same writer under other signatures : To which are added his confidential correspondence with Mr. Wilkes : and his private letters to Mr. H. S. Woodfall
“Do not be downhearted because of scandals in the Church. Jesus Himself warned that scandals would come, and that the wicked would be judged and punished. We should rest in His promise. We should rest in His one true Church, even if within the Church we find much unrest.”
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“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”
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“Tell yourself the truth! That you’ve wasted enough time, and that you have other dreams that will take courage to realize, so you don’t die a fucking pussy.”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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