Ancient Greek Verbs

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    Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
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    He crafted his writing and loved listening to those tiny explosions when the active brutality of verbs in revolution raced into sweet established nouns to send marching across the page a newly commissioned army of words-on-maneuvers, all decorated in loops, frets, and arrowlike flourishes.
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