The Dispossessed

Book · 4 characters · 405 quotes · 1974

Quotes from The Dispossessed

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"Compromise is death to ideals"
Shevek Politics
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"Physics mirrors the soul of society"
Shevek Science
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"Art is the language of the free"
Takver Art
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"Betrayal comes from within"
Sabul Truth
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"The individual must serve the whole"
Shevek Philosophy
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"Possession poisons the spirit"
Odo Philosophy
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"Time is the substance of change"
Shevek Time
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"Love is the only revolution that matters"
Takver Love
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"The gift must circulate"
Odo Justice
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"Knowledge without application is empty"
Shevek Knowledge
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"We have nothing but our solidarity"
Sabul
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"The door is open"
Shevek Freedom
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"To be whole is to accept imperfection"
Takver Wisdom
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"One cannot buy the revolution"
Shevek Politics
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"We are the people who refused the archive"
Shevek Freedom
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"Philosophy without action is merely entertainment"
Shevek Philosophy
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"Fear is the price we pay for believing in scarcity"
Takver Fear
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"Solitude teaches what community cannot"
Shevek Solitude
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"Relationships thrive without ownership or obligation"
Takver Relationships
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"Motivation arises from believing in shared purpose"
Shevek Motivation
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"We die into the future with each passing moment"
Takver Death
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"Power without accountability becomes tyranny"
Shevek Power
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"Strength is the capacity to endure contradiction"
Takver Strength
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"Kindness in a hierarchical world is rebellion"
Shevek Kindness
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"Dreams are maps to places we have not yet reached"
Takver Dreams
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"The equations of physics are neutral; politics uses them"
Shevek Technology
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"We mistake security for freedom until we have neither"
Takver Wisdom
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"To work without reward is to discover work's true value"
Shevek Work
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"Art is the proof that we are more than survival machines"
Takver Art
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"Property corrupts even the most noble intentions"
Shevek Justice