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The action of social revolution and the reaction of guarding against such revolution or combating it once it has begun are the causes of a great deal of the human misery with which history is permeated.
The action of social revolution and the reaction of guarding against such revolution or combating it once it has begun are the causes of a great deal of the human misery with which history is permeated.
Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
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- Isaac Asimov
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- Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
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