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While, legally and constitutionally, speech may be free, the space in which that freedom can be exercised has been snatched from us and auctioned to the highest bidders.

— Arundhati Roy An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (2005)

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"Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe."

Sometimes there's truth in old cliches. There can be no real peace without justice. And without resistance there will be no justice.

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (2005)

People rarely win wars, governments rarely (completely) lose them. People (do completely) get killed.

Ammu explained to Estha and Rahel that people always loved best what they Identified most with.

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