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We live in a very peculiar world. Democracy isn't discussed, as if it was taken for granted, as if democracy had taken God's place, who is also not discussed.

— José Saramago

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The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.

Blindness (1995)

If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

Blindness (1995)

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

The Cave (2000)

Perhaps only in a world of the blind will things be what they truly are.

Blindness (1995)

At this time of life even a day makes a difference, the only saving grace is that sometimes things improve.

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

Vladimir Lenin The State and Revolution (1917)

The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

Oliver Cox Caste, Class, and Race: A Study in Social Dynamics (1948)

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Gustave Flaubert

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