"Alienation and loneliness plant the seeds for rebellion and consciousness."

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“It began in images and it ended in symbolism.”

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“Electrical fire and the fire of greed kindle economies. In that flux, nations become digitized commodities on stock-exchange floors and on investors' rating screens. A country becomes a product to be rated for its obedience to paying of deficits and debts.”

“If you make things sound inoffensively obvious, then it is likely that no one will listen.”

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