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It is somewhat ironic to credit capitalism with the genius of gradual reform when most reforms through history have been vehemently and sometimes violently resisted by the capitalist class and were won only after prolonged and bitter contest.

— Michael Parenti Contrary Notions (2007)

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Through all this, one seldom actually hears from the “politically correct” people who supposedly dominate the universe of discourse.

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For all their faults and shortcomings, the people are all we have.

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