"Show me a population that is deeply religious and I will show you a servile population, content with whips and chains, ... content to eat the bread of sorrow and drink the waters of affliction."

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Source : Hubert Harrison, Jeffrey B. Perry (2001). “A Hubert Harrison Reader”, p.44, Wesleyan University Press

Hubert Harrison

#Religious Quotes #Water Quotes #Sorrow Quotes

“The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.”

Source : "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy". Book by Greg Palast, p. 141, 2002.
“Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them.”
“I'm dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for 'Space Invaders.' I remember when that was the first game that wasn't a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on 'Space Invaders,' in the form of quarters, of course.”
“Any time I put together a story collection, I don't know what it's going to look like overall - or even what the title story is going to be. Over time, I end up with a dozen or so stories, and I start to see a shape to them, how they fit together, and then I write stories that complement or extend that shape.”

Source : "ABC's Joy Behar: Bush Administration 'Liars' and 'Murderers'" by Justin McCarthy, www.newsbusters.org. February 28, 2007.
“The most callous, stupid things were done just because regulations required them...It was not until 1983, for example, that U.S. federal agencies stated that substances known to be caustic irritants such as lye, ammonia, and oven cleaners, did not need to be tested on the eyes of conscious rabbits.”
“I get really bored really easily, so I'm a big believer and advocate of changing it up. One day, I'll do a power yoga or hot yoga day, and then go into a more intense day of HIIT training or boxing. I always have a bit of dance in there too.”
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”
“I was more of the kind of babysitter that liked holding the baby, sort of playing Mom, and then putting the baby to bed and watching TV while eating everything in their kitchen.”

Source : "Shades of Graynor". Interview with Alexandria Symonds, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 8, 2011.

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