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I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things.

Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler

American Writer

Born: Jun 22, 1947

Died: Feb 24, 2006

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Savage, Me, Huge, Get, Away, Conscience, Things

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Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. Ayn Rand

Savage Freedom Privacy Man Progress Men Free Society Setting Ruled Tribe Laws Civilization Toward His Existence Process Public Whole

There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do. Noam Chomsky

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world. Charles Darwin

Savage Future Man World Will Distant Some Civilized Throughout Almost Period Replace Very Centuries Races Certainly Measured Exterminate

The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human. Victor Hugo

Savage Men Mountains Destroy Develop Render Forest Human Fierce Sea

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people. Nelson Mandela

Savage Government Peace People Futile Unarmed About Only Attacks Feel Talking Non-Violence Continue Reply Against Useless Who Many Whose

Problem solving is hunting. It is savage pleasure and we are born to it. Thomas Harris

Savage Problem Pleasure Hunting Solving Born Problem-Solving

Denied anything ardently desired, the individual or state will argue and parley just so long - then, if the impelling motive be sufficiently great, will cast aside every rule and break down every acquired inhibition, plunging viciously after the object wished; all the more fantastically savage because of previous repression. H. P. Lovecraft

Savage Great Will Long Down Every State Rule Plunging Object More Ardently Cast Previous Individual Argue Wished Because Denied Motive Just Repression After Anything Break Acquired Aside Then Inhibition Sufficiently Desired

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