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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.
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.
Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
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- Howard Zinn
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- Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1922 to 2010; Wikidata Q119546, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119546 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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