The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and reflectively hold to be the best interests of your community.

Susan Sontag
The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the...
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The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and reflectively hold to be the best interests of your community. When people think about it some people think about the fact that they can’t stop others from committing some type of crime. I personally do not believe that we ever stop others from committing crimes. If we did we would not have a justice system and we would just kill them all.

Source: At The Same Time: Essays And Speeches

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