The Dispossessed

Book · 4 characters · 405 quotes · 1974

Quotes from The Dispossessed

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"To be whole is to accept contradiction"
Shevek Wisdom
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"Property is theft from the commons"
Odo Politics
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"We are the ones who choose to build walls with our minds"
Takver Freedom
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"One cannot achieve the desired end through undesired means"
Shevek Justice
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"We are the people who refuse the sacrifice"
Shevek Freedom
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"Dreams are the only private property we own"
Takver Dreams
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"The bridge between worlds is built of understanding"
Shevek Relationships
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"Patience is the virtue of the powerless"
Odo Patience
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"Innovation requires solitude"
Shevek Solitude
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"The strongest person is the one without pride"
Takver Strength
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"Mortality gives meaning to time"
Shevek Death
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"The individual cannot exist without society"
Shevek Relationships
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"History is not progress; it is return"
Takver History
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"Language itself is a wall between people"
Shevek
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"Fear is the first law of the capitalist"
Odo Fear
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"The path of least resistance leads nowhere"
Shevek Perseverance
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"Silence is not peace; it is absence"
Takver Peace
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"We dream of what we cannot have"
Shevek Dreams
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"The revolution eats its children"
Shevek Politics
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"A gift given is a burden lifted"
Takver Kindness
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"The physicist must be free or his work is meaningless"
Shevek Science
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"To understand another is to become another"
Shevek Knowledge
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"Separation is the source of suffering"
Takver Relationships
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"Work is the measure of our worth here"
Odo Work
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"The greatest prison is the one we build in our minds"
Shevek Freedom
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"To refuse is to choose"
Shevek Freedom
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"Love is the only anarchy that works"
Takver Love
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"We all carry our walls with us"
Shevek Wisdom
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"Physics is not about power; it is about truth"
Shevek Science
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"Suffering is the condition of learning"
Takver Education