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Leo Tolstoy Novelist, Philosopher
Force

"Since corrupt people unite amongst themselves to constitute a force, then honest people must do the same."

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"The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do."

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Paulo Freire Educator, Author
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"It is necessary that the weakness of the powerless is transformed into a force capable of announcing justice. For this to happen, a total denouncement of fatalism is necessary. We are transformative beings and not beings for accommodation."

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Joseph Conrad Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force--nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others."

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