— From the Mueller Report: Here are 11 key lines from the Mueller report.
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“Mueller’s quote of Trump, when first learning a special counsel had been appointed – “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m fucked” – has already become a national tagline. Why, Americans wonder, would Trump be “fucked” if he hadn’t done something so awful as to cause its revelation to “fuck” him?”
— Robert Reich, Trump’s moral squalor, not impeachment, will remove him from power (4/21/19)
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“One of us is chained, none of us is free.”
— Solomon Burke
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“When will justice come? When those who are not injured are as indignant as those who are.”
— Leo Tolstoy
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“Our system – characterised by perpetual economic growth on a planet that is not growing – will inevitably implode. The only question is whether the transformation is planned or unplanned. Our task is to ensure it is planned, and fast. We need to conceive and build a new system based on the principle that every generation, everywhere has an equal right to enjoy natural wealth.”
— George Monboit, Only Rebellion Will Prevent An Ecological Apocalypse (4/15/19)
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“Once we sign on for war’s crusade, once we see ourselves on the side of the angels, once we embrace a theological or ideological belief system that defines itself as the embodiment of goodness and light, it is only a matter of how we will carry out murder.”
— Chris Hedges
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“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
— George Orwell