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A despot doesn't fear eloquent writers preaching freedom — he fears a drunken poet who may crack a joke that will take hold.

— E. B. White One Man's Meat (1942)

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Once in everyone's life there is apt to be a period when he is fully awake, instead of half asleep.

One Man's Meat (1942)

Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma.

I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear.

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

One Man's Meat (1942)

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

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