Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he … - W. H. Auden

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There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.

W. H. Auden

Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he is choosing to obey his master's commands when, in fact, he is obliged to. Most slaves of habit suffer from this delusion and so do some writers, enslaved by an all too personal style.

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