"An author never does more damage to his readers than when he hides a difficulty."

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Source : "Deux mémoires d'Analyse pure". Manuscript by Evariste Galois (Preface), October 8, 1831, as quoted in "Manuscrits de Évariste Galois" edited by Jules Tannery (p. 27), translated, 1908.

Evariste Galois

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“Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn't do the hangman's job.”
“Rebellion is what you make of it. When you've been on a tour bus for two months straight, and then you get in your car and drive wherever you want, that can feel rebellious.”
“Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.”
“The nation is trying to make Chile a country of proprietors, not of proletarians.”

Source : Speech, April 24, 1987.
“For everyone is pained by the thought of disappearing, unheard and unseen, into an indifferent universe, and because of that everyone wants, while there is still time, to turn himself into a universe of words.”
“The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful”
“Telling stories never fails to produce good in the universe.”
“I really enjoy it -- it's like a videogame on wheels. The GPS touch screen is one of the most entertaining things I've ever seen in a car. I still have a Range Rover that I don't drive much anymore, because I started feeling bad about it.”

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