"I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a human being or not, you know what I mean?"

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In Russia whenever you encounter a minor official, he lets you know that he is above you and that you depend on him. It is reflected in the superpower mentality that nourishes the Kremlin. An empire always demands sacrifices from its people.

— Vladimir Sorokin