If you assume that there's no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there's a chance for you to contribute to making a better world. That's your choice.

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"Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact."

- Noam Chomsky

Awareness

"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."

- Noam Chomsky

Awareness

"If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all."

- Noam Chomsky

Belief

"There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do."

- Noam Chomsky

Self-awareness

"If we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise we do not believe in it at all."

- Noam Chomsky

Courage

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"Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you."

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