"Words, put end to end, bring doubt and change."

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“You do not easily part with utopia; it is an acid that cuts holes in the opacity of dogma.”

“There was one, the majority, filled with the men sparked by faith and certitude, and the other handed over to questioning, anxiety and bullying.”

“As long as music can transport the spirit, painting can make the core bloom with a rapture of colors, and poetry can make the heart pound with rebellion and hope, they will have gained nothing.”

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“They have understood the danger in words, all the words they cannot manage to domesticate and anesthetize.”

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