What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes then in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored.
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One man's "magic" is another man's engineering. "Supernatural" is a null word.
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Most of the change we think we see in life Is due to truths being in and out of favor.
The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.
The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.
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The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.
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He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.
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