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Images, the visual power of present-day capitalism, like the ritual constructions of ancient Egypt, are refined ways of inhibiting and crushing man. — Edmundo Desnoes Copy Share Image
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...the Muslims of recent times had fallen very short indeed of the ideals of their faith, ...nothing could be more erroneous than… — Muhammad Asad Copy Share Image
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We must overthrow the material and moral conditions of our present-day life. . . . We must first purify our atmosphere and… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
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If adjustment is necessary, it should be made primarily with regard to the position the homosexual occupies in present-day society, and society… — Harry Benjamin Copy Share Image
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