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Richard Hughes (British writer) - The Fox in the Attic (1961)

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Has there ever been a revolution which didn't end in less freedom? Because, has there ever been a revolution which wasn't essentially just one more desperate wriggle by mankind to escape from freedom.

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Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish-spawn. It's not just getting them killed in wars: mere middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden deaths do.

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Born: April 19, 1900
Died: April 28, 1976 (aged 76)
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