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“I see History as a relay race in which one of us, before dropping in his tracks, must carry one stage further the challenge of being a man.”

Book:Promise at Dawn

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Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn is a historical fiction set against the backdrop of World War I. The story follows the life of a young soldier, delving into his experiences of love, loss, and the search for redemption amidst the chaos of war. more

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Romain Gary

Romain Gary, born on May 21, 1914, in Lithuania, and died on December 2, 1980, in France, was a distinguished diplomat and a versatile writer. He is renowned for his successful diplomatic career and literary achievements. more

“With maternal love, life makes a promise at dawn that it can never hold. You are forced to eat cold food until your days end. After that, each time a woman holds you in her arms and against her chest, these are merely condolences. You always come back to yell at your mother's grave like an abandoned dog. Never again, never again, never again.”

Ends Mother Dog Arms Cold Promise Graves Dawn Love Life Chests Abandoned Condolences Maternal Love

Author:Romain Gary

“Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of passage to a secure, autonomous existence.”

Today Wealth Existence Raised Notion Secure Primaries Passages Rite Autonomous Rite Of Passage

Book:Biosphere politics: a cultural odyssey from the middle ages to the new age

Source: Biosphere politics: a cultural odyssey from the middle ages to the new age

“Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work.”

Humans Wealth Human Beings Generations Materials Machines Pursuit Transformed Relentless Material Wealth Relentless Pursuit

Book:The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World

Source: The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World

“Using less of the Earth’s resources more efficiently and productively in a circular economy and making the transition from carbon-based fuels to renewable energies are defining features of the emerging economic paradigm. In the new era, we each become a node in the nervous system of the biosphere.”