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“The society of positivity, from which negativity has disappeared, is a society of bare life, which is exclusively dominated by the concern to make sure of survival”
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“Violence is as much a part of what is means to be poor as being hungry, sick, homeless, or jobless. In fact, as we shall see, violence is frequently the problem that poor people are most concerned about. It is one of the core reasons they are poor in the first place, and one of the primary reasons they stay poor. Indeed, we will simply never be able to win the battle against extreme poverty unless we address it.”
― The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
― The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
“For most of history, anonymous was a woman.”
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“If you kill one person, you go to jail; if you kill 50,000 people, you probably stay in power. This is why we need international justice.”
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“If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We will defy you! Do your worst!”
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