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Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it.
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As quoted in Building a Life of Value : Timeless Wisdom to Inspire and Empower Us (2005) by Jason A. Merchey, p. 225

 

Gloria Steinem

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The Farmer will never be happy again;
He carries his heart in his boots;
For either the rain is destroying his grain
Or the drought is destroying his roots.

 

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