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Citizens who refuse to obey anything but their own conscience can transform countries, it is the basis of any real democracy.

Citizens who refuse to obey anything but their own conscience can transform countries, it is the basis of any real democracy.

Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern

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Gloria Steinem
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Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1934; activity date not established; Wikidata Q231178, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231178 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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