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"Thankfully I live in a culture of many paths, of many ways. And that the way and path can be supported by a few or many (and depending on your devotion it doesn’t matter). I don’t trust those who believe in one path, one way. Their inexperience is a barrier to those who would go seek a new path or way. Their conformism speaks to a lack of confidence in the human spirit, even a lack of confidence in what they have conformed to. “Listen, we have not conformed because we wanted to, we have conformed because we’ve been pounded into this position. And we will pound you until you, too, conform.” In a great society all of this is transparent and part of the grand game. In a terrible society it is nearly law, if not written then custom. And custom is transmitted like a virus from one to many and many to one."
"Freedom proves itself when it grows tolerance of all other paths and ways."
"The joy in leaving the intolerance behind!"
"The joy of it limned as it is with a trace of bitterness."
"I find a decent share of conformists supported by tax payers. After all, tax payers are always there and the ways and means to get the money is always there. Do they understand what they give up as a result of their compromise? They do and then strike out when they see it in front of them."
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