"The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful."

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Noam Chomsky

#Nature Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Coercion Quotes

“Friendship is such a powerful healer and source of support.”
“The fortunate one uses the instrument of deep meditation and probes deep into his heart. Then the waves of love gain the depth of the ocean, and the ocean of love flows and fills the heart and thrills every particle of being. Every wave of life then flows in the fullness of love, in the fullness of divine glory, in the fullness of grace, in bliss and peace.”
“You can live in a house, but your real home is inside you.”
“When you were sleeping on the sofa I put my ear to your ear and listened to the echo of your dreams. That is the ocean I want to dive in, merge with the bright fish, plankton and pirate ships. I walk up to people on the street that kind of look like you and ask them the questions I would ask you. Can we sit on a rooftop and watch stars dissolve into smoke rising from a chimney? Can I swing like Tarzan in the jungle of your breathing? I donâ€™t wish I was in your arms, I just wish I was peddling a bicycle toward your arms.”
“I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.”
“Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort.”
“Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don't. But you can learn how to invent.”
“Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.”

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