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Tao Te Ching
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Quotes about the Politicians Lineage (13 quotes)
“Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of the world have the spirit and power of philosophy, the human race will never see an end of trouble. Only when political greatness and wisdom meet will cities and nations rest from their evils and see the light of day.”
— PlatoΠλάτων – BCE via Jowett, Shan Dao
from Republic Πολιτεία
Themes:Politics and Politicians
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“Correct what is wrong in the prince's mind. Once that's done, the kingdom will be settled.”
— Mencius孟子 – BCE via Shan Dao
(Mengzi)
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“According to the system of natural liberty, the sovereign has only three duties first, the duty of protecting the society from violence
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Spring Catalog
Now in paperback, Per Petterson’s latest novel, which has been hailed by critics as the equal of his international best seller Out Stealing Horses, explores Arvid’s dark night of the soul. In this moment of faltering hope and despair, his daughter Vigdis—who he’s always felt understood him best—has a crisis of her own and reaches out to him. He must find a way to respond to someone who, after everything, still needs him. Reaching the heights of Petterson’s best work, Men in My Situation is a heartrending, indelible story from a major international writer.
Per Petterson is the author of eight novels, including Men in My Situation and Out Stealing Horses, which has been translated into more than fifty languages. Petterson has received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, and the Norwegian Critics Prize. He lives
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