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The discipline imposed on citizens by the bourgeois state makes them into subjects, people who delude themselves that they exert an influence on the course of events. #AntonioGramsci

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The discipline imposed on citizens by the bourgeois state makes them into subjects, people who delude themselves that they exert an influence on the course of events. #AntonioGramsci — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 6, 2026
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[The Russian Handbook] Paging through the book during my flight, I was amused to read: If you are walking through the street without a jacket, little old Russian ladies may stop and chastise you for poor judgment #ErinMeyer

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[The Russian Handbook] Paging through the book during my flight, I was amused to read: If you are walking through the street without a jacket, little old Russian ladies may stop and chastise you for poor judgment #ErinMeyer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 6, 2026
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The core idea of the ethic of divinity is that each person has divinity inside, so the ideal society helps people live in a way consistent with that divinity. What an individual desires is not particularly important... #JonathanHaidt

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The core idea of the ethic of divinity is that each person has divinity inside, so the ideal society helps people live in a way consistent with that divinity. What an individual desires is not particularly important... #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 6, 2026
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Every man is pent up within the limits of his own consciousness, and cannot directly get beyond those limits any more than he can get beyond his own skin #Schopenhauer

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Every man is pent up within the limits of his own consciousness, and cannot directly get beyond those limits any more than he can get beyond his own skin #Schopenhauer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 6, 2026
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Remember this rule: intuition cannot be trusted in the absence of stable regularities in the environment. #DanielKahneman

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Remember this rule: intuition cannot be trusted in the absence of stable regularities in the environment. #DanielKahneman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 6, 2026
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And everyone, with an eye to raising their price, strives to make themselves more attractive as a friend or associate--by learning new skills, acquiring more and better tools, and polishing their charms. #KevinSimler

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And everyone, with an eye to raising their price, strives to make themselves more attractive as a friend or associate--by learning new skills, acquiring more and better tools, and polishing their charms. #KevinSimler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 5, 2026
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You aren't a machine with broken parts. You are an animal whose needs are not being met. #JohannHari

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You aren't a machine with broken parts. You are an animal whose needs are not being met. #JohannHari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 5, 2026
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