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Equality 7-2521
A former farm worker whose infatuation with Equality 7-2521 prompts her to follow him into exile. “The Golden One” is the name she allows him to call her instead of her given name, Liberty 5-3000. Like Equality 7-2521, she is arrogant and self-centered, and she respects her mate because he lacks the weakness she sees in her peers. She settles in the forest with Equality 7-2521 and seems willing to function as his subordinate, both by letting him rename her “Gaea” and by telling him “Thy will be done.”
The Golden One Quotes in Anthem
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Chapter 2
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We do not wonder at this new sin of ours. It is our second Transgression of Preference, for we do not think of all our brothers, as we must, but only of one, and their name is Liberty 5-3000. We do not know why we think of them. We do not know why, when we think of them, we feel of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live.
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Chapter 4
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"Our dearest one," we whispered. Never have men said this to women.
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Chapter 9
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We shall follow you wherever you go. If danger threatens you, we shall face it also. If it be death, we shall die with you. You are damned, and we wish to share your damnation.
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We looked into each other's eyes and we knew that the breath of a miracle had touched us, and fled, and left us groping vainly. And we felt torn, torn for some word we could not find.
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The Golden One Quotes in Anthem
The Anthem quotes below are all either spoken by The Golden One or refer to The Golden One. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
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We do not wonder at this new sin of ours. It is our second Transgression of Preference, for we do not think of all our brothers, as we must, but only of one, and their name is Liberty 5-3000. We do not know why we think of them. We do not know why, when we think of them, we feel of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live.
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Chapter 4
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"Our dearest one," we whispered. Never have men said this to women.
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Chapter 9
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We shall follow you wherever you go. If danger threatens you, we shall face it also. If it be death, we shall die with you. You are damned, and we wish to share your damnation.
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We looked into each other's eyes and we knew that the breath of a miracle had touched us, and fled, and left us groping vainly. And we felt torn, torn for some word we could not find.
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