"Max Weber and Vladimir Lenin say, in almost identical words, that with regard to the use of force the state is always a dictatorship."

-- Max Weber

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“This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead will play its role until the world has no further need for lead; and then lead will have to turn itself into gold. That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
“I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.”
“He said not 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased'; but he said, 'Thou shalt not be overcome.”
“There are so many of us that just do things to pay bills, but I never wanted that to be me.”
“English is capable of defining sentiments that the human nervous system is quite incapable of experiencing.”
“Well, I'm British. I'm proud to be British and I love this country. I'm going nowhere.”
“Over half of people who are working now and over 50 have nothing for retirement savings. They will only have Social Security to rely on.”
“Even the best thief in the world can't steal time.”

Source : Ally Carter (2011). “Heist Society”, p.92, Hachette UK

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