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“Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.”

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Pindar, a renowned Greek poet, lived from 522 BC to 443 BC. He is best known for his odes that celebrated the victors of the Olympic Games, earning him the title of 'the Olympic Poet'. more

“In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life & vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all.”

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“There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.”

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“We are tethered to our kind, and may as well join hands in the struggle.”

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“A world of vested interests is not a world which welcomes the disruptive force of candor.”

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“I hate those men who would send into war youth to fight and die for them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that boys must die.”

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Book:Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire

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