"It is said that the history of peoples who have a history is the history of class struggle. It might be said with at least as much truthfulness, that the history of peoples without history is a history of their struggle against the state."

-- Pierre Clastres

#Struggle Quotes #Class Quotes #Might Quotes

“He tried the luxury of doing good.”
“I suppose one should have an integrated personality, but I've never really seen the point.”
“I think I related more literally to the early 'Spider-Man' comics from Steve Ditko because it could be upfront and direct about the problems of being a kid. He captured being a teenager so beautifully.”

Source : "Alt-comics great Gilbert Hernandez wanders back into childhood". Interview with Christopher Borrelli, www.chicagotribune.com. April 17, 2013.
“I don't operate on smokers. I tell cigarette smokers that I can operate on you, I get paid the same. And you might even do well. But it's the wrong thing to do. So I refuse to operate on you until you stop smoking.”
“Twant me, 'twas the Lord. I always told him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect you to lead me,' and He always did.”
“Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence.”
“[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue.”
“But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.”

Source : Alan Paton (2011). “Too Late The Phalarope”, p.276, Simon and Schuster

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