And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repress…

John Steinbeck
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And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.191, Hamilton Books
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And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.191, Hamilton Books

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