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“The beautiful, the beloved Miss Milner — she is no longer beautiful — no longer beloved — no longer — tremble while you read it! — no longer — virtuous.”
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“... democracy produces both heroes and villains, but it differs from a fascist state in that it does not produce a hero who is a villain.”
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“We don't have to do it any better than we can — ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later.”
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“... people always make mistakes when they fancy themselves exceptions ...”
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“Everyone's parent is only a fantasy. ... It is the image one has created in the head that one is fighting. Not the real parent at all.”
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“... a certain red cardinal sounded like a little bottle being filled up, up, up with some clear liquid.”
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“... the world's latest tyrant. You can call it big business; you can call it the international cartels; you can call it a lot of things. But what it is is the group of men, relatively small, who have learned to manipulate and control what is known as the capitalistic system for their own ends. They're the smartest tyrants we've ever had because the system they control is so complex it's difficult even for an expert to understand it or to follow the moves in the game. And they've managed to remain largely anonymous, so that ordinary people don't even know their names. They're the true internationalists, using nationalism and patriotism quite cynically for their own ends.”
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“Those most dedicated to the future are not always the best prophets.”