| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum: nothing to fear from him.
All the Kings and Queens of this fairyland paid
reverence to Jinjin, for as they expected to be
obeyed by others they were willing to obey the one
in authority over them.
The inhabitants of the Land of Oz had heard many
tales of this fearfully just Jinjin, whose
punishments were always equal to the faults
committed. Polychrome also knew of him, although
this was the first time she had ever seen him face
to face. But to Betsy the story was all new, and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Iron Puddler by James J. Davis: always will, unless man uses his intelligence and his cooperation
to fight the evils in Nature and not to fight his fellow men.
"Capitalism," as the communists call it, is an imperfect
system. But it is the only system that has banished famine. Under
communism and feudalism there was hunger. Under capitalism the
world has been able to feed twice as many mouths as could be fed
before.
Capitalism found a world of wood and iron ore, and made it into
a world of steel. How? It puddled the pig-iron until the dross
was out, and the pure metal was bessemered into steel. Now the
task is to purify men as we have purified metals. Men have dross
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honore de Balzac: I shall be incapable of everything."
"Madame is alone; come down," said Europe, looking in. "Above all,
make no noise, great elephant."
"Great Elephant!" he repeated, laughing, and walking as if he trod on
red-hot iron.
Europe led the way, carrying a candle.
"Here--count dem!" said the Baron when he reached the drawing-room,
holding out the notes to Europe.
Europe took the thirty notes very gravely and left the room, locking
the banker in.
Nucingen went straight to the bedroom, where he found the handsome
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