Great Quotes
September 29th, 2025 at 10:13:36 AM
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“Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.”
― William Faulkner, Light in August
this one is one of my favorites
it really makes you think and try to comprehend what he was actually saying
he was imho America's greatest writer
" author William Faulkner did not graduate from high school, dropping out in his tenth or eleventh grade year to pursue writing. Despite his lack of a formal high school or college degree, Faulkner went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, two Pulitzer Prizes, and two National Book Awards. "
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“Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.”
― William Faulkner, Light in August
this one is one of my favorites
it really makes you think and try to comprehend what he was actually saying
he was imho America's greatest writer
" author William Faulkner did not graduate from high school, dropping out in his tenth or eleventh grade year to pursue writing. Despite his lack of a formal high school or college degree, Faulkner went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, two Pulitzer Prizes, and two National Book Awards. "
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Last edited by: lilredrooster on Sep 29, 2025
the foolish sayings of a rich man often pass for words of wisdom by the fools around him
October 26th, 2025 at 1:25:46 PM
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"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice"
"Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant - must not wonder if it at last be turned against themselves"
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant"
"The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny"
"When you stop a dictator there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator"
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"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice"
"Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant - must not wonder if it at last be turned against themselves"
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant"
"The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny"
"When you stop a dictator there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator"
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the foolish sayings of a rich man often pass for words of wisdom by the fools around him
October 27th, 2025 at 10:37:59 AM
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Quote: lilredrooster.
"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice"
"Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant - must not wonder if it at last be turned against themselves"
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant"
"The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny"
"When you stop a dictator there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator"
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Definition of tyrant, an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law. This is happening in so few places in the world now that the word doesn't really have any meaning anymore.
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