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— Henry David Thoreau"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."
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Putting it in plain terms, the general public must be reduced to its traditional apathy and obedience, and driven from the arena of political debate and action, if democracy is to survive.
— Noam Chomsky
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In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.
— Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
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