Wilhelm ReichAnd the truth must finally lie in that which every oppressed individual feels within himself but hasn't the courage to express
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We all know that the world is a very unjust place. We all know that some people get far more than others and some people get everything they ever wanted while others go without. We all know that some people get food from their neighbors while others go hungry. But, we don't often speak out about it.
We keep quiet and hope it gets better. In the meantime, we try to make our own lives just a little bit easier. We try to get by, but we aren't happy with what we have or how we live our lives.
There is a part of us that wants a more just world, but we're afraid of the consequences of speaking out. And so, no one talks about it and things stay the way they always have been.
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