But whatever any of them thought one thing was always certain: even though they suffered and had to struggle at times to bring meaning and even the most basic dignity into their existence and even though in their search for justice and truthfulness they were beaten down and met with disappointment again and again–their lives were not available for use as an illustration. Theirs were not stories that could be read as an affirmation of another system. Nadeem Aslam
About This Quote

This quote is from the book The Passage of Power, written by former U.S. president Bill Clinton. The passage of power is more about how people are not always on the right side of history, but they are always on the side of right for the people who live in the present moment.

Source: The Wasted Vigil

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