Virginia WoolfBy the truth we are undone. Life is a dream. 'Tis the waking that kills us. He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life.
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In William Shakespeare’s "King Lear," he talks about the power of the truth. In the play, King Lear orders his daughters to tell him what they think of him. When they refuse to do so, he orders them all out of his presence. In doing so, he has robbed them of their dreams and their future.
He also has betrayed the very soul he wished to find in each one of them. If you take away people’s hope for a better future, they will be more tempted to commit evil deeds. The king has robbed each of his daughters of their dreams and lives, and now must answer for it.
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