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That night Demosthenes publis...

That night Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation of the population limitation laws. People should be allowed to have as many children as they like, and the surplus population should be sent to other worlds, to spread mankind so far across the galaxy that no disaster, no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation. "The most noble title any child can have," Demosthenes wrote, "is Third.

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Welcome to the human race. No...

Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given you by good people, by people who love you.

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Oops, I thought. Oops is an a...

Oops, I thought. Oops is an all-purpose word standing for every bit of profanity, blasphemy, and pornographic and scatological execration I could think of.

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Sister Carlotta, I'm on a lea...

Sister Carlotta, I'm on a leave of absence right now. That means I've been sacked, in case you don't understand how the I.F. handles these things.” "Sacked! A miscarriage of justice. You ought to be shot.

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An eye for an eye? How Christ...

An eye for an eye? How Christian of you.' Unbelievers always want other people to act like Christians.

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Ender understood more than sh...

Ender understood more than she said. Manipulation of gravity was one thing; deception by the officers was another; but the most important message was this: the adults are the enemy, not the other armies. They do not tell us the truth.

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Come into our home, daughters...

Come into our home, daughters of Earth; dwell in our tunnels, harvest our fields; what we cannot do, you are now our hands to do for us. Blossom, trees; ripen, fields; be warm for them, suns; be fertile for them, planets: they are our adopted daughters, and they have come home.

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At last he came to a door, wi...

At last he came to a door, with these words in glowing emeralds: THE END OF THE WORLD He did not hesitate. He opened the door and stepped through.

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We thought we were the only t...

We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals who cannot dream each other's dreams

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Oh, Val," said Father. "All y...

Oh, Val," said Father. "All you have to do is live your life, and everyone around you will be happier." "No greatness, then." "Val," said Mother, "goodness trumps greatness any day." "Not in the history books," said Valentine. "Then the wrong people are writing history, aren't they?" said Father.

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Then you're dead, too, sweet ...

Then you're dead, too, sweet little sister.' Oh, yes,' said Valentine. 'They'll believe that. "I didn't know it would kill Andrew. And when he was dead, I didn't know it will kill Valentine too.

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The only process you've maste...

The only process you've mastered is the process of elimination, and the only reason you've mastered that is because you can do it in the toilet.

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Good people do not let others...

Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.

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I'm never impossible. The mos...

I'm never impossible. The most I ever allow myself is to be somewhat unlikely.

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Most victories came from inst...

Most victories came from instantly exploiting your enemy's stupid mistakes, and not from any particular brilliance in your own plan.

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People love to hear the brag ...

People love to hear the brag of the local boy, because they want him to be great, but the foreigner must deny that he has any outstanding virtue - this is what will endear him to the locals.

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The nations that offer to arb...

The nations that offer to arbitrate are the ones that think they should rule the world.

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It is the essence of dignity ...

It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.

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When you hear a true story, t...

When you hear a true story, there is a part of you that responds to it regardless of art, regardless of evidence. Let it be the most obvious fabrication and you will still believe whatever truth is in it, because you can not deny truth no matter how shabbily it is dressed.

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She likes us,” said Umbo. “I ...

She likes us,” said Umbo. “I know, I could feel it too,” said Rigg. “She’s really glad to have us here. I think she loves us like her own children.” “Whom she murdered and cut up into the stew.” “They were delicious.

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