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Autonomy Quote by Hakim Bey

“Either we accept ourselves as the last humans, or else…” quote by Hakim Bey — Download Open image

“Either we accept ourselves as the last humans, or else we accept ourselves as the opposition. (Either automonotony or autonomy.)”

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