And in English you have this wonderful difference between listening and hearing, and that you can hear without … - Daniel Barenboim

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All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, Respect the law, we say, Despise law and all its Attributes! In place of the cowardly phrase, Obey the law, our cry, is Revolt against all laws!

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And in English you have this wonderful difference between listening and hearing, and that you can hear without listening, and you can listen and not hear.

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