Ringmaster

Knowledge & Systems

Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.

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Marionettes

Philosophy & Psychology

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

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Fortune Telling

Religion

I don't believe in superstition, but I've been told that a horseshoe brings luck even if you don't believe in it.

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Freakshow

Social Science

The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.

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Acrobatics

Language

Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.

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Animal Training

Science

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule.

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Magic Acts

Technology

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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Buffoonery

Arts & Entertainment

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

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Knife Throwing

Literature

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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Contortion

History & Geography

What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.

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