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Jarret condemns the burnings, but does so in such mild language that his people are free to hear what they want to hear.


“What I mean is," Robert said nervously, "the whole idea of The Wave is that the people in it have to support it. If we're really a community, we all have to agree.”
― The Wave
― The Wave

“Monster, I do smell all horse piss, at which
my nose is in great indignation. (IV, 1, lines 223-224)”
― The Tempest
my nose is in great indignation. (IV, 1, lines 223-224)”
― The Tempest

“People always seem to band together in accordance to a principle that has nothing to do with love, a principle that releases them from personal responsibility. (p. 81)”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time

“Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time

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