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“Men came to think that socialism was a switch that transformed the poverty-stricken into the wealthy, but in truth, socialism is the vehicle by which the State equalizes poverty amongst its citizens.” GovernmentPovertySocialism Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“My worst fear is that people will feel unheard, even if their opinions aren’t desirable. When people think of themselves as unheard, and their voices remain oppressed, they’ll speak in the only language in which all men are fluent: violence.” FreedomViolenceOppressed Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“A man who devotes his time and efforts, under his own direction, at his own pleasure, from his own property, in order to “make others rich” is called a miserable wage slave by the socialist. Instead, they suggest that the man shed the shackles of this miserable burden by devoting his time and efforts, under the State’s direction, at the State’s pleasure, from the State’s property, in order to “make others less poor.” FreedomCapitalismSocialism Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“The most devious and sinister acts of historical violence are always committed by tyrants with armies—not citizens with arms.” FreedomRightsArmsTyrannyRight To Bear Arms Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“Is the greater good simply a term we use when future society must be built upon the bones of slaughtered men?” SocietyThe Greater Good Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“They never asked themselves what they gained by trading income inequality for privilege and power inequality.” PowerPrivilegeIncomeInequality Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“The problem, though, was that Thomas had never before been taught by the teacher named failure. As the broken Thomas spent hours by the mural and hours more lying in bed that night trying to fuse his shattered psyche with misguided hope and dubious possibility, he had no understanding of how to do so. In other words, he had all the raw materials but lacked the proper tools. As is often the case in such situations, his new identity was chaotic and distorted, a little more Picasso than da Vinci, or some may argue, his transformation left him a little more Mr. Hyde than Dr. Jekyll.” PsychologyIdentityBrokenDr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America
“Capitalism rewards the producers, and politicians don’t produce a single damned thing, yet they all end up wealthy. Explain that!” CapitalismProducersPoliticians Book:The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America Source: The Greater Good: A Novel of Divided America