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Howard Zinn

"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war."

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"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war."

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"On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does."

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"There are no doubts that western governments are willfully inducing radiation sickness into segments of their city populations."

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"The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly."

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"Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people."
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