"There are no habits of man more alien to the doctrine of the Communist than those of the collector"

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Source : Augustine Birrell (1922). “The collected essays & addresses of the Rt. Hon. Augustine Birrell, 1880-1920 ...”

Augustine Birrell

#Men Quotes #Doctrine Quotes #Aliens Quotes

“Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule. Christ wanted to bring men to where He was. The devil wanted to be above men.”
“Our larger goal is to tell the story”
“Invention is not so much the result of labor as of judgment.”
“Two attributes of a poet, avidity of the eye and the desire to describe that which he sees.”
“There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“What they sell to the masses are the chains you must break if you are ever to be in control of your life.”
“We should be rolling in the dirt, gardening, wrestling with some brambles and skinning animals for supper. These are important immune system builders.”
“There are times when the power of language is not the power that is needed.”

Source : "American Liberals and the Streets of Cairo". newrepublic.com. January 29, 2011.

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