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    Maxims for Revolutionists
    Maxims for Revolutionists
    Maxims for Revolutionists
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    Maxims for Revolutionists

    By Bernard Shaw

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    "Maxims for Revolutionists" by Bernard Shaw. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 21, 2019
    ISBN4057664654342
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      Maxims for Revolutionists - Bernard Shaw

      Bernard Shaw

      Maxims for Revolutionists

      Published by Good Press, 2019

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4057664654342

      Table of Contents

      IDOLATRY

      ROYALTY

      DEMOCRACY

      IMPERIALISM

      LIBERTY AND EQUALITY

      EDUCATION

      MARRIAGE

      CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

      TITLES

      HONOR

      PROPERTY

      SERVANTS

      HOW TO BEAT CHILDREN

      RELIGION

      VIRTUES AND VICES

      FAIRPLAY

      GREATNESS

      BEAUTY AND HAPPINESS, ART AND RICHES

      THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN

      MODERATION

      THE UNCONSCIOUS SELF

      REASON

      DECENCY

      EXPERIENCE

      TIME'S REVENGES

      GOOD INTENTIONS

      NATURAL RIGHTS

      FAUTE DE MIEUX

      CHARITY

      FAME

      DISCIPLINE

      WOMEN IN THE HOME

      CIVILIZATION

      GAMBLING

      THE SOCIAL QUESTION

      STRAY SAYINGS

      SELF-SACRIFICE

      THE END

      IDOLATRY

      Table of Contents

      The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

      The bureaucracy consists of functionaries; the aristocracy, of idols; the democracy, of idolaters.

      The populace cannot understand the bureaucracy: it can only worship the national idols.

      The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.

      A limited monarchy is a device for combining the inertia of a wooden

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