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From the standpoint of students, we began researching democracy and socialism, but influenced by external socialist and labor movements, two currents emerged among the students: those pursuing it ideologically and those focusing on practical action.

— Inejirō Asanuma Maa-Maa Koji's Discourse: The Path I Have Walked (1950)

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