“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
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on.”
― The Complete Poems
Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on.”
― The Complete Poems
“The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.”
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“We live as we dream--alone....”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“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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