“Either the USSR was not the country of socialism, in which case socialism didn't exist anywhere and doubtless, wasn't possible: or else, socialism was that, this abominable monster, this police state, the power of beasts of prey.” CountryStatesCasesPoliceMonstersSocialismBeastPreyPolice StateUssr Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“It has got to the point in this country where men believe they are men, just because that is their birthright. If that is true, then, by the same logic, an animal held captive in a zoo is still a free wild beast.” IfsMenBelieveStillsCountryAnimalLogicBeastZoosCaptivesBirthrightWild Beasts Author:William Powell
“A new danger now beset him [Grotius], the danger of becoming simply a venal pleader, a creature who grinds out arguments on this or that side, for this or that client: a mere legal beast of prey. Fortunately for himself and for the world he took a higher view of his life-work: his determination clearly was to make himself a thoroughly equipped jurist, and then, as he rose more and more in his profession, to use his powers for the good of his country and of mankind.” WorldCountryUseSidesViewsMankindDangerBecomingHigherCreaturesDeterminationArgumentRoseMereProfessionBeastClientsPreyGrindJurists Author:Andrew Dickson White