Howard Zinn quote: But human beings are not machines, and however powerful the pressure to conform, they sometimes are so moved by what ...

But human beings are not machines, and however powerful the pressure to conform, they sometimes are so moved by what they see as injustice that they dare to declare their independence. In that historical possibility lies hope.

~ Howard Zinn ~

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