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“For what are called criminals nowadays are not criminals at all. Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. That indeed is the reason why our criminals are, as a class, so absolutely uninteresting from any psychological point of view. They are not marvellous Macbeths and terrible Vautrins. They are merely what ordinary, respectable, commonplace people would be if they had not got enough to eat. ”
― The Soul of Man under Socialism
― The Soul of Man under Socialism
“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
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“Music has that power to revive memories, sometimes so intensely that they hurt.”
― Yesterday
― Yesterday
“For man to be redeemed from revenge, that is for me the bridge to the highest hope, and a rainbow after long storms.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!”
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Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!”
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“The weapon of criticism obviously cannot replace the criticism of
weapons. Material force must be overthrown by material force. But
theory also becomes a material force once it has gripped the masses.”
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weapons. Material force must be overthrown by material force. But
theory also becomes a material force once it has gripped the masses.”
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Saurabh’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Saurabh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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265 friends
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320 books
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45 friends
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