Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Charles De Gaulle
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The quote above is a brilliant, and inspirational one. It was said by the great philosopher George Orwell. He goes on to describe how silence can be used as a weapon to control others, and he speaks of the power of the oppressed to rise up and break such silence.

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