# Quote — Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits

> The coup gave them a chance to put into practice what they had learned in their barracks: blind obedience, the use of arms, and other skills that soldiers can master once they silence the scruples of their hearts. (p436)

- Author: [Isabel Allende](https://www.leafyquotes.com/isabel-allende.md)
- Book: [The House of the Spirits](https://www.leafyquotes.com/isabel-allende/the-house-of-the-spirits.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/isabel-allende/the-house-of-the-spirits/the-coup-gave

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> "My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left.” (p182)

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> ...and on the date stipulated by law the left calmly came to power. And on that date the right began to stockpile hatred. (p392)

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> Blanca argued that her reading should be monitored because there were certain things that were inappropriate for her age, but her Uncle Jaime felt that people never read what did not interest them and that if it interested them that meant they were sufficiently mature to read it. (p311)

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