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Noam Chomsky Quotes: I don't see much use in general slogans. Sometimes it is worth resisting evil with lesser evil, very commonly in fact.
         

I don't see much use in general slogans. Sometimes it is worth resisting evil with lesser evil, very commonly in fact.


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