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Why independence, if the slaves of to-day will be the tyrants of to-morrow?
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The question challenges the value of independence if people who are oppressed today become oppressors tomorrow. It suggests that changing who holds power is not enough when the new rulers repeat the same injustice. Freedom is presented as meaningful only when it breaks the pattern of domination, rather than simply reversing the roles of “slaves” and “tyrants.”
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