It's odd how those who dismiss the peace movement as utopian, don't he…

Arundhati Roy
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It's odd how those who dismiss the peace movement as utopian, don't hesitate to proffer the most absurdly dreamy reasons for going to war: to stamp out terrorism, install democracy, eliminate fascism, and most entertainingly, to rid the world of evil-doers. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2006). Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire, p.133, Penguin Books India
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