A quotation from Pratchett, Terry

“And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”

“It’s a lot more complicated than that –”

“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”

“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes –”

“But they starts with thinking about people as things …”

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Carpe Jugulum [Granny Weatherwax, Rev. Mightily Oats] (1998)

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Carpe Jugulum [Granny Weatherwax, Rev. Mightily Oats] (1998) - Pratchett, Terry | WIST Quotations

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Building Blocks: Relating Mechanical Elements to Electronic Components

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