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Ken Follett readers share passage on liberty's hibernation

Original: "The more optimistic among them said that liberty had merely gone into hibernation for the duration of the economic slum

A passage from Ken Follett's historical novel 'Winter of the World' is being shared among readers: 'The more optimistic among them said that liberty had merely gone into hibernation for the duration of the economic slump. The rest just mourned.' Book communities are quoting the line, with some drawing parallels to present-day concerns about democracy and economic crisis.

Why now: Readers find the passage's reflection on liberty and economic hardship resonant in the current climate

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• "The more optimistic among them said that liberty had merely gone into hibernation for the duration of the economic slump. The rest just mourned." -Winter of the World by Ken Follett # Books # Reading # Bookstodon # Fiction · bradleybravard · 4

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