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“All the animals, the plants, the minerals, even other kinds of men, are being broken and reassembled every day, to preserve an elite few, who are the loudest to theorize on freedom, but the least free of all.”
― Gravity’s Rainbow
― Gravity’s Rainbow
“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
― Up from Slavery
― Up from Slavery
“When one with honeyed words but evil mind
Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”
― Orestes
Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”
― Orestes
“Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do.”
― Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland
― Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland
“Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "They’re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations.”
― Dune Messiah
― Dune Messiah
Doug’s 2025 Year in Books
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140 books
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