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Quote by Jose Saramago

“That it's possible not to see a lie even when it's in front of us.”

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Portuguese writer known for his unique narrative style and profound philosophical reflections. His notable works include 'The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis' and 'Blindness'. more

“The distribution of tasks among the various employees follows a simple rule, which is that the duty of the members of each category is to do as much work as they possibly can, so that only a small part of that work need be passed to the category above. This means that the clerks are obliged to work without cease from morning to night, whereas the senior clerks do so only now and then, the deputies very rarely, and the Registrar almost never.”

Needs Mean Night Simple Morning Duty Members Tasks Various Cease Employee Categories Now And Then Senior Distribution Obliged Small Parts Clerks Deputies

Author:Jose Saramago

“There is relationship between sight and touch, something about eyes being able to see through the fingers touching the clay, about fingers being able to feel what the eyes are seeing without the fingers actually touching it.”

Feels Eye Able Seeing Sight Fingers Touching Clay

Author:Jose Saramago

“Earthenware is like people, it needs to be well treated.”

People Needs Wells Treated

Author:Jose Saramago

“In general, fakirs, like scribes and potters, are sitting down, when he's standing up, a fakir is just like an other man, and sitting down, he'll be smaller than the others.”

Men Sitting Standing Potters Sitting Down Scribes

Author:Jose Saramago

“Every thing in life is a uniform; the only time our bodies are truly in civilian dress is when we're naked.”

Body Life Is Dresses Naked Things In Life Uniforms Only Time Civilians

Author:Jose Saramago

“We handed the most important belongings of our people - the railroads and the banks - to aliens who 2000 years ago had turned the temple into a house of usury. Back then there was a man who had the bravery to drive out these scoundrels with a whip! If today a national socialist is seen with such a temple-whip, he's thrown into jail.”

People Ifs Men Years Important Today House Years Ago Bravery Aliens Thrown Temples Belonging Jail Socialist Whips Railroads Scoundrels Usury

Author:Julius Streicher

“And further, I tell you that the Jew is right, when he acts as he does - because we are too timid to be as German as the Jew is Jewish! ... It happened at the time of the [Bavarian] Soviet Republic: When the unleashed subhumans rambled murdering through the streets, the deputies hid behind a chimney in the Bavarian parliament.”

Doe Behinds Happened Streets Jew Republic Soviet Parliament Unleashed Chimneys Deputies

Author:Julius Streicher

“Social Democracy preached against capitalism for half a century. After the November revolution the Reds had the opportunity to direct capitalism into the proper paths: but nothing happened!”

Opportunity Social Half Democracy Path Happened Century Revolution Capitalism Direct November Half A Century Social Democracy

Author:Julius Streicher

“In Soviet-Russia the Jew is forging the tool with which he wants to enslave Europe.”

Want Europe Tools Jew Russia Soviet Soviet Russia Forging

Author:Julius Streicher

“You may baptize as long as you want, but the Jew remains a Jew, the Chinese a Chinese and the Negro a Negro.”

Want May Long Remains Jew Chinese

Author:Julius Streicher

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