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1 " But it does not require much effort to see that the dialogue in liberal democracy is of a peculiar kind because its aim is to maintain the domination of the mainstream and not to undermine it. A deliberation is believed to make sense only if the mainstream orthodoxy is sure to win politically. Today's 'dialogue' politics are a pure form of the right-is-might politics, cleverly concealed by the ostentatiously vacuous rhetoric of all-inclusiveness. "
― Ryszard Legutko , The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies
2 " It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not yet past. "
― Christina Baker Kline , A Piece of the World
3 " I want each day to last forever . . . It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not yet past. Even in the midst of a pleasurable outing I'm aware of how ephemeral it is. "
4 " Courage is a peculiar kind of fear. "