"... true socialism is the equalization of all privileges. The power to take advantage of them, -- that is another matter ..."

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Source : Lilian Whiting (1897). “The World Beautiful: Second series”

Lilian Whiting

#Matter Quotes #Privilege Quotes #Socialism Quotes

“Each man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.”
“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”

Source : Arnold Bennett (2013). “How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day: The Secret Edition - Open Your Heart to the Real Power and Magic of Living Faith and Let the Heaven Be in You, Go Deep Inside Yourself and Back, Feel the Crazy and Divine Love and Live for Your Dreams”, p.30, Lulu Press, Inc
“The Costa Rica experience shows that with dedicated resources, creative institutions, and a sound legal framework, deforestation can be reversed and forest cover expanded.”
“Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing.”

Source : Comment in comp.os.plan9, groups.google.com. 2004.
“In war I would deal with the Devil and his grandmother”
“Only while they are conforming their actions to the model of some archetypal hero do the Arunta feel that they are truly alive, for in those roles they are immortal. The occasions on which they slip from such molds are quite meaningless, for time immediately devours those occasions and reduces them to nothingness.”
“Africa is not a fun place, you know. A fun place is somewhere that lifts the spirits, that cossets the senses. I don't think that can be said of the Africa I traveled in.”
“You tolerate me. You really tolerate me.”

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