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“In feudal times the aristocracy had sent their sons to university, conferring superiority on the institution. Nowadays it was the other way round: the university conferred superiority on the man. They told Shevek with pride that the competition for scholarships […] was stiffer every year, proving the essential democracy of the institution. He said, ‘You put another lock on the door and call it democracy.’”
— Dec 23, 2025 09:11PM
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Matthew Bizer
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“It is of the nature of idea to be communicated: written, spoken, done. The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.”
— Dec 14, 2025 12:02AM
Matthew Bizer
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“If a book were written all in numbers, it would be true. It would be just. Nothing said in words ever came out quite even. Things in words got twisted and ran together, instead of staying straight and fitting together. But underneath the words, at the center, […] it all came out even. Everything could change, yet nothing would be lost. If you saw the numbers you could see that, the balance, the pattern.”
— Dec 10, 2025 09:14PM
