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This book is a compilation of essays that delve into a range of social and political topics, offering insights and perspectives on contemporary issues.
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“By the time you have perfected any style of writing, you have always outgrown it.”
“Take pleasure in the impact of one sound on another.”
“There is no such thing as a naval dictatorship.”
“Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.”
“The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.”
“When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys”
“And it is a great thing to die in your own bed, though it is better still to die in your boots.”
“No one is patriotic about taxes.”
“The pleasures of spring are available to everybody and cost nothing.”
“One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.”