You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not th…

Abbie Hoffman
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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists. ✨ Tikkun magazine, July-August 1989.
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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists. ✨ Tikkun magazine, July-August 1989.

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