"Democracy can only spring from practising it early, and democratic action was not to expected from young people brought up under a close authoritarian system."

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Source : Dora Russell (1975). “The Tamarisk Tree: My quest for liberty and love”

Dora Russell

#Spring Quotes #People Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“The emperor is naked!" The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted: "No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle!”

Source : James Finn Garner (2011). “Politically Correct Bedtime Stories”, p.9, Souvenir Press
“These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.”
“I was not that pretty a girl and I was never pursued as a teenager or young woman, so I was used to having no shame and trying to get people to love me.”
“That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized, but I was trying to write the novel I would most enjoy decoding.”
“I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.”
“The costs savings was a big win, but now we also have a schedule of events and are clearly aware of when our contracts begin and end...we are much more strategic about how we source now.”
“An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community.”
“New record majority of Americans dislike the two corporate front-runners [ Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton] . This is what Lesser Evil leads to. Enough.”

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