And the great owners, who must lose their land in an upheaval, the great owners with access to history, with eyes to read history and to know the great fact: when property accumulates in too few hands it is taken away. And that companion fact: when a majority of the people are hungry and cold they will take by force what they need. And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed. The great owners ignored the three cries of history. The land fell into fewer hands, the number of the dispossessed increased, and every effort of the great owners was directed at repression. The money was spent for arms, for gas to protect the great holdings, and spies were sent to catch the murmuring of revolt so that it might be stamped out. The changing economy was ignored, plans for the change ignored; and only means to destroy revolt were considered, while the causes of revolt went on.
John SteinbeckTags: history land revolt the-grapes-of-wrath john-steinbeck owners
Never mind, said Hachiko each day. Here I wait, for my friend who’s late. I will stay, just to walk beside you for one more day.
Jess C. ScottTags: friendship friends love animals dogs pets loyalty dog lovers owners hachiko paraphrase-of-brian-robinson
A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than an owner can express with his tongue in hours.
Karen DavisonTags: dogs dog tail owners dog-lovers
In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner.
Carlos Ruiz ZafónPage 1 of 1.
Data privacy
Imprint
Contact
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.