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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.

~E. M. Forster

Topics: Admit Because Cheers Criticism Democracy Permits Two Variety

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Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.

~E. M. Forster

Topics: Another Cambridge Like Love Mere Oxford Perhaps Rather Than To Love Wants Youth

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England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

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Topics: Accept Always Been England Human Human Nature Nature

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No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.

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Topics: Agnostic Humour Man Sense Who

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The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance.

~E. M. Forster

Topics: Affairs Cannot Civilization Dramatic Emotional Fact Know Less Love Much Namely Needed Only Only Love Personally Public Rebuilding Something Tolerance We Cannot

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Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must express the personality both of the writer and of the recipient.

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Topics: Before Both Express Good Letters Must Pass Personality Recipient Tests Two Writer

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The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself.

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Topics: Ashamed Her Herself Husband Influence Ought She Vote Wants Way Who Woman

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But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to disappear or to merge in something else.

~E. M. Forster

Topics: Asking Causes Disappear Else India Mere Merge Nothing Question Something Something Else

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: January 1st, 1879

Died: June 7th, 1970

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