Noam Chomsky :
Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.
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Protest
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Heroes and Heroism
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Reality
Gift it
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