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“The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.”

Whole Lasts Political Politics Freedom Liberty Power Greater Stage Independence Oppression Civilisation Constituents Unification

Author:Arnold J. Toynbee

“Prostitution requires for its diminution not only laws, well enforced, to abolish the traffic in womanhood; not only better social protection against harpies who seduce young girls seeking an honest livelihood; not only better chaperonage of young girls in exposed occupations; not only better opportunities for natural enjoyment of youthful pleasure under morally safe conditions; not only these - but most of all, greater power on the part of the average young girl to earn her own support under right conditions and for a living wage.”

“There are three kinds of power,--wealth, strength, and talent; but as old age always weakens, often destroys, the two latter, the aged are induced to cling with the greater avidity to the former.”

Kind Two Age Three Wealth Power Greater Talent Old Age Former Latter

Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

“A grass blade believes that men build palaces for it to grow in. Grass wedges its way between the closest blocks of marble and it brings them down. This power of feeble life which can creep in anywhere is greater than that of the mighty behind their cannons.”

Men Way Believe Grows Behinds Power Greater Block Grass Closest Blades Palaces Creeps Marble Cannons Wedges

Author:Honore de Balzac

“There is no power greater than the power of passive dependency.”

Power Greater Passive Dependency

Book:The Bleeding Heart: A Novel

Source: The Bleeding Heart: A Novel