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Quotation of the day for August 9, 2010

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Quotation of the Day for August 9, 2010



"The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the 'state of emergency' in which we live is not the exception but the rule."

- Walter Benjamin, "Theses on the Philosophy of History," (Spring, 1940) trans. Harry Zohn.

Submitted by: Terry Labach
Jul. 27, 2010

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