What staggers me is not the persistence of illusion, but the persiste… — A. G. Mojtabai

What staggers me is not the persistence of illusion, but the persistence of the world in the face of illusion.

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Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come. — Victor Hugo
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come. — Victor Hugo