The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is murder. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?

George Orwell
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The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is murder.

The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me? This quote, by the late Palestinian-American writer, Tariq Ali, expresses the very essence of what it means to oppose injustice and oppression. It also expresses an understanding of how power functions in its most basic form.

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