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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.

John Steinbeck

An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
JOHN STEINBECK

Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
JOHN STEINBECK

Escape Life
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Company Greatness
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
JOHN STEINBECK

Corruption Fear Loss Power
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Growth People Soul
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
JOHN STEINBECK

See Truth Writing
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Lonely People World
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
JOHN STEINBECK

Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Deep People Philosophy
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
JOHN STEINBECK

Dog Human Thinking
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
JOHN STEINBECK

Reality Romance War
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
JOHN STEINBECK

Illusion Religion Socialism
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
JOHN STEINBECK

Confused Government People Tolerance
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Life Myself People See
You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Empathy Feeling People Understand

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