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Quote by Toni Morrison
Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence.
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“Domination becomes complete the moment it presents itself as freedom.”
“Искусство говорить слова для слов всегда возбуждало великое восхищение в людях, которым нечего делать.”
“It was disgraceful. If that kind of thing is allowed to continue, it means that a player simply takes his life in his hands when he goes on the ice.”
“For a long time the streets remained strewn with corpses, as the walks of a garden with dead flowers and leaves.”
“Honest to God touched a nerve.”
Read quote“The foundation of all violence is always made up of good, harmless people who passively accept it.”
“It is reason, not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.”
“However, I was stabbed in the back that same afternoon.”
“Language is not my private property. That is complete nonsense.”
“People didn’t have the moral sanction to kill even during the Partition.”
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