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A population weakened and exhausted by battling against so many obstacles - whose needs are never satisfied and desires never fulfilled - is vulnerable to manipulation and regimentation. The struggle for survival is, above all, an exercise that is hugely…

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There aren't many such enthusiasts born. The average person is not especially curious about the world. He is alive, and being somehow obliged to deal with this condition, feels the less effort it requires, the better. Whereas learning about the…

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We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

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Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

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More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun.

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The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed.

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Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

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