"The topdog may win the game of force.……" — Johan Galtung
"The topdog may win the game of force. But not the moral issue - and when that dawns upon him and his allies, change of consciousness sets in, and demoralization starts thawing the frozen heart. The game is over."
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Johan Galtung
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8 Quotes by Johan Galtung
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