Quote by George Bernard Shaw

We know now that the soul is the body, and the body the soul. They tell us they are different because they want to persuade us that we can keep our souls if we let them make slaves of our bodies.


We know now that the soul is the body, and the body the soul

Summary

This quote suggests that there is no clear distinction between the soul and the body. It implies that individuals who propagate the idea of separating the two are doing so to justify controlling and exploiting the physical bodies of others. The quote implies a critique of those who seek to persuade us that the soul and body are separate entities, implying that they use this notion as a means of exerting power and dominating others.

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Soul
By George Bernard Shaw
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