"Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police."

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August Strindberg

#Police Quotes #Society Quotes #Wardens Quotes

“Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.”
“When forgiveness is necessary, don't wait too long. We must begin to forgive, because without forgiving, we choke off our own joy; we kill our own soul. People carrying hate and resentment can invest themselves so deeply in that resentment that they gradually define themselves in terms of it.”
“It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim”
“I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.”
“Civilised life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.”
“For people who have been raised on text-based interactions, just speaking on the telephone can be high bandwidth to the point of anxiety.”
“Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.”

Source : Faith Sullivan (2011). “The Cape Ann: A Novel”, p.296, Broadway Books
“Why did Mitt Romney strap his dog to the roof of his car? Could it be because his station wagon was full of wives?”

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