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""The other side of this coin is the meekness with which the ordinary people apparently meet injustice. When someone gets away with something, the anonymous neighbours get taken in and interrogated, that is to say, beaten. No wonder their response to other people’s trouble is to lock their doors"
I laughed, but that also (unfortunately) plays into the contemporary stereotypes"
I laughed, but that also (unfortunately) plays into the contemporary stereotypes"
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"Laws of friendship rank above the rule of law and no one lays more stress on etiquette than the outlaws. Their society is a mirror image of the official one; anyone who does not know how to respect his betters will not be welcome to join them, but the chief who refuses recognition to true worth will be deposed
Achilles could have done well in that Universe (but maybe not Agamemnon.)"
Achilles could have done well in that Universe (but maybe not Agamemnon.)"
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""The meaning and significance of the opening song are discussed by Deborah Porter in an article in Chinese Literature Essays Articles Reviews, Volume 14, December 1992...interpreting it as a poem on the vanity of human wishes and scholarly endeavours, ending with the suggestion that the story which follows can offer an alternative."
This translation comes with footnotes citing journals!"
This translation comes with footnotes citing journals!"
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