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“A society without democracy is a society of slaves and fools.”
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People

“The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but, on the contrary, that it was impossible to avoid joining in. Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledge-hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people like an electric current, turning one even against one’s will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic.”
― 1984 & Animal Farm
― 1984 & Animal Farm

“Humanity must need to continue because humanity is about humans and humans are nothing without humanity.”
― HUMANITY Understanding Reality and Inquiring Good
― HUMANITY Understanding Reality and Inquiring Good

“Claiming all power for the purpose of prosperity and justice in society is conflicting to its own cause, rather authorizing individual authority is the just way toward a better society, because each individual has the right to decide about himself, and for collective decision making in society, all individual has the right to provide their input in it, after that majorities’ rule and minorities’ rights is the key to move forward, otherwise its destruction of society.”
― GOVERNMENT Servant, Not Master
― GOVERNMENT Servant, Not Master

“No one should need to be big enough to destroy others and all of us must have to be powerful and resourceful enough to protect ourselves.”
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People

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