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When the monasteries were swept away and the mediaeval system of hospitality destroyed, tramps and beggars became a problem,
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
But what one “means” is neither important nor relevant. It is not necessary that you believe that the officer who choked Eric Garner set out that day to destroy a body. All you need to understand is that the officer carries with him the power of the American state and the weight of an American legacy, and they necessitate that of the bodies
... See moreTa-Nehisi Coates • Between the World and Me
Shocked, the Belorussian said, “I don’t want to. I will help you. Come, let me take you back to your hiding place!”
Nechama Tec • Defiance
A ‘great’ butler can only be, surely, one who can point to his years of service and say that he has applied his talents to serving a great gentleman – and through the latter, to serving humanity.
Kazuo Ishiguro • The Remains of the Day
“I feel greatly saddened by this business. It has revealed a perversion of moral sentiment among the Southern whites which bodes ill to that part of the country for this generation.”
Jon Meacham • The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
But it's becoming harder to tell what normal is. Families - especially Serb and Croat families - are leaving the city daily, despite the probability that their flats will be taken. She has no idea what they know that she doesn't. Others, especially young Muslim men, are joining the newly formed government army, the Territorial Defence Force.
... See morePriscilla Morris • Black Butterflies
500 Jahre später. Petrus kommt zu einem Kurzbesuch beim Geschäftsmann vorbei. Der ist glänzend gelaunt.
Jörg Ahlbrecht • Die große Kraft der kleinen Tode: Memento mori - ein vergessener Weg zu einem erfüllten Leben (Edition Aufatmen) (German Edition)
The intoxicating variety of men—that was his vision and conception of human brotherhood.
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
so the standards of cheapness and convenience, which are irresistibly simplifying and therefore inevitably exploitive, have been substituted for the standard of health (of both people and land), which would enforce consideration of essential complexities.