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Revolutionary change means the seizure of all that is held by the 1 percent, and the transference of these holdings into the hands of the remaining 99 percent. If the 1 percent are simply replaced by another 1 percent, revolutionary change has not taken place.

— George Jackson Blood in My Eye (1971)

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Prestige bars any serious attack on power. Do people attack a thing they consider with awe?

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Top-heavy establishment organizations that exist openly are always a reflection of the men who staff them.

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