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“Diceva il mio amico Mario Badalassi che i vecchi del quartiere Alessandrino – questo quartiere di povere palazzine basse color diarrea, aggruppate schiena a schiena sul traffico – hanno tutti la stessa camminata da ministeriale. Diceva che è un fatto biologico, proprio. Cioè, la schiena si incurva naturalmente nei trent'anni di scrivania, di genuflessioni sui lombi del settorista, e i piedi anno dopo anno, infimo scatto di carriera dopo infimo scatto di carriera, ti diventano a papera.”

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Book:Cagnanza e padronanza
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“Nevertheless, the idea is deeply embedded in American Protestantism that the clergy go to seminary in order to become theologians. I recall, for example, giving a lecture at a seminary a while ago in which I made a remark which particularly agitated the Dean of the seminary, and he said to me, 'No responsible theologian would say what you just said!' That seemed to me reassuring news. A few days later I received a letter from someone who had been present at this exchange. The letter declared that the Dean had been mistaken and that in fact Soren Kierkegaard had written in his journals somewhere the substance of what I had said. I reported this comforting and distinguished citation to the Dean, who without hesitation announced: 'Oh, Kierkegaard is not a responsible theologian.' How could he be? He was no seminary professor. How could he know much about the mystery of God's presence in the world? Kierkegaard, after all, was only in the world - where God is - not in the seminary - where the theologians are!”

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Book:A Private and Public Faith
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“Il y a trente-cinq ans, Paul et Percival Goodman estimaient que seuls cinq pour cent du travail effectué alors - il est probable que ce chiffre, pour peu qu'il soit fiable, serait plus bas de nos jours - auraient suffi à satisfaire nos besoins minimaux : alimentation, vêtements, habitat. Leur estimation n'est qu'une supposition éclairée mais la conclusion en est aisée à tirer : directement ou indirectement, le gros du travail ne sert que les desseins improductifs du commerce et du contrôle social.”

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Book:Travailler, moi ? Jamais !
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“Gundar, seeing Halt upright for the first time in two days, stumped up the deck to join them. 'Back on your feet then?' he boomed cheerfully, with typical Skandian tact. 'By Gorlag's toenails, with all the heaving abd puking you've been doing, I thought you'd turn yourself inside out and puke yourself over the rail!'... 'You do paint a pretty picture, Gundar,' Will said... 'Thank you for your concern,' Halt said icily... 'So, did you find Albert?' Gundar went on, unabashed. Even Halt was puzzled by this sudden apparent change of subject. 'Albert?' he asked. Too late, he saw Gundar's grin widening and knew he'd stepped into a trap. 'You seemed to be looking for him. You'd lean over the rail and call, 'Al-b-e-e-e-e-e-r-t!' I thought he might be some Araluen sea god.' 'No, I didn't find him. Maybe I could look for him in your helmet.' He reached out a hand. But Gundar had heard what happened when Skandians lent their helmets to the grim-faced Ranger while onboard ship... 'No, I'm pretty sure he's not there,' he said hurriedly.”

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Book:The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
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