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Quote by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relativel

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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Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Fear
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There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Religion
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This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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relationship
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The web of domination has become the web of Reason itself, and this society is fatally entangled in it. – Herbert Marcuse

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When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say this shall cease today, because my right is justice. If you are stronger, you have to help the weaker boy or girl both in play and in the work. – Sarojini Naidu

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Oppression

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

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Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. – Frederick Douglass

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When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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