The child who refuses to travel in the father's harness, this is the s…

Frank Herbert
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The child who refuses to travel in the father's harness, this is the symbol of man's most unique capability. I do not have to be what my father was. I do not have to obey my father's rules or even believe everything he believed. It is my strength as a human that I can make my own choices of what to believe and what not to believe, of what to be and what not to be. ✨ Frank Herbert (2008). Children of Dune, p.390, Penguin
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