Category Archives: Samuel Butler

>Any Class is Alright

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Of course, the issue is, will each class let others from the lesser classes come into
theirs! But the general idea, to let other people be who they want to be and not
bother them is, of course, valid. It is amazing how many individuals, fathers,
mothers, governments, churches, etc. have so much invested in making sure as many
people as possible are like them.

>Enclosing a Wilderness of Idea

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I remember hearing this idea for the first time and being so struck by the truth and simplicity of it. To define something is to capture it, just like an animal in the
zoo. And humans can view it, examine it and admire it when it is captured. But that
idea is also now imprisoned and it becomes easy for a person to think that what they
see is all that the idea is. It becomes easy for the idea to no longer be able to grow
or expand, especially when the idea is codified, like in the quran or bible or other sacred texts.

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