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A Place Called Freedom QUOTES

A Place Called Freedom QUOTES

1 " great "

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2 " Lizzie found his equanimity incredible. What kind of people were these miners? Though their lives were brutally hard their spirits seemed unquenchable. By comparison her own life seemed pampered and purposeless. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

3 " era algo así como decir que el adulterio tenía su origen en el matrimonio. Los "

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4 " dismay Preece recovered yet again, rather suddenly, and "

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5 " John Locke and other philosophers said a government’s authority could come only from the consent of the people. "

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6 " Quel giorno la vita e la morte erano state distribuite come carte da gioco. "

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7 " The law makes no decisions. It has no will of its own. It’s like a weapon, or a tool: it works for those who pick it up and use it. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

8 " The parents cannot sell what they do not own, namely the freedom of a grown man. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

9 " They may compel their child to work in the mine until he reaches the age of twenty-one, but’ ”—Mack paused dramatically and read the next bit very slowly—“ ‘but then he will be free to leave! "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

10 " Over the fireplace was the portrait of his father’s first wife, Robert’s mother, Olive. Jay hated that painting. There she was, solemn and saintly, looking down her long nose at all who came after her. When she caught a fever and died suddenly at the age of twenty-nine his father had remarried, but he never forgot his first love. He treated Jay’s mother, Alicia, like a mistress, a plaything with no status and no rights; and he made Jay feel almost like an illegitimate son. Robert was the firstborn, the heir, the special one. Jay sometimes wanted to ask whether it had been an immaculate conception and a virgin birth. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

11 " Behold, a man in anguish bending
Marked by pain and loss
Yonder stony hill ascending
Carrying a cross "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

12 " Aye. But right and wrong don’t count much in this world—only in the next. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

13 " Remember our story. You’re going to visit a cousin who has just started to farm in North Carolina. You’re taking gifts.” “Even though we’re bankrupt.” “Virginians are famous for being generous when they can’t afford it.” Lizzie nodded. “I’ll make sure Colonel Thumson and Suzy Delahaye hear of my plans.” “Tell them that your mother-in-law disapproves and she may try to make trouble for you.” “Good idea. The sheriff won’t want to get involved in a family quarrel.” She paused. The look on her "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

14 " Then he told himself to be calm: this took place a thousand times a day all over the world. He did not need to understand it. The baby would come without his help. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

15 " They want you to scare those middling people by violence and rioting. That will get people worrying about the need to maintain order, and stop them thinking about freedom of speech. "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom

16 " to stay, and lull them into a false sense of security. He "

― Ken Follett , A Place Called Freedom