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It gave people a great leap of hope, made people feel good. This was a world that could get better, a whole lot better. I might say to those who stuck with it in some way or other they will still swear by the values of the '60s.

— Charles A. Reich The Greening of America turns 40 (2010)

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Once a person reaches Consciousness III, there is no returning to a lower consciousness.

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We do not see it because we can not afford to-because the truth is too explosive.

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Innocence and optimism have one basic failing: they have no fundamental depth.

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