"Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic."

-- Alberto Moravia

#Freedom Quotes #Two Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“I hate being forced to do things. I hate people telling me what to do, so I'll do the complete opposite. It's a bit self-destructive sometimes.”

Source : "Sky Ferreira and the dark side of the music biz" by Michael Cragg, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2013.
“I can see her lying back in her faded dress in a room where do what you don't confess.”
“When we do in Grenada what the Soviet Union did in Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan, we lose moral authority and credibility.”
“Deemest thou laborOnly is earnest?Grave is all beauty,Solemn is joy.”
“Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.”

Source : Richard Louv (2012). “The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age”, p.3, Algonquin Books
“She confused him and hindered the flow of his ideas. Self-expression had never seemed at once so desirable and so impossible.”
“Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of total destruction.”
“One thing I learned a long time ago is that even if you think you're meant to be with someone, that doesn't necessarily mean you get to be with them.”

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