The Dispossessed

Book · 4 characters · 405 quotes · 1974

Quotes from The Dispossessed

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"We are all responsible for everything"
Shevek Justice
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"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty"
Shevek Life
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"True journey is return"
Shevek Philosophy
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"To live one must act"
Shevek Motivation
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"Solitude is not isolation but communion"
Takver Solitude
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"We inherit the struggle of those before us"
Shevek History
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"Science without conscience leads to ruin"
Shevek Science
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"The bond between us is real and will endure"
Takver Relationships
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"To break the habit of obedience"
Shevek Freedom
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"We are all part of the same evolution"
Shevek Change
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"Love is the only door out of the dark"
Takver Love
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"The reality of time is that duration is real"
Shevek Time
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"In the act of speaking one becomes committed"
Shevek Courage
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"Property is theft"
Shevek Justice
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"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often"
Takver Wisdom
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"We are the people who say we will try for the truth"
Shevek Truth
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"The private conscience is an ineffective tool of social change"
Shevek Politics
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"Imagination is the seed of possibility"
Shevek Imagination
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"Power corrupts even noble intentions"
Takver Power
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"Patience is the price of change"
Shevek Patience
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"Justice cannot coexist with exploitation"
Shevek Justice
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"Dreams require action to manifest"
Takver Dreams
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"Revolution is perpetual"
Shevek Politics
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"Understanding requires empathy"
Takver Kindness
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"The strength of an idea lies in its truth"
Shevek Wisdom
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"Courage is the willingness to be wrong"
Takver Courage
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"Isolation breeds stagnation"
Shevek Change
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"Truth cannot be monopolized"
Shevek Truth
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"Love requires sacrifice"
Takver Love
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"The mind knows no walls"
Shevek Knowledge