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You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice, and still keep an open mind to every disconcerting fact, or an open ear to the cold voice of doubt. – Judge Learned Hand

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Loss of freedom seldom happens overnight. Oppression doesnt stand on the doorstep with toothbrush moustache and swastika armband — it creeps up insidiously… step by step, and all of a sudden the unfortunate citizen realizes that it is gone. – Baron Lane

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Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock and key: you have simply been granted a reprieve. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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The history of an oppressed people is hidden in the lies and the agreed myth of its conquerors. – Meridel Le Sueur

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The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. – Steve Biko

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