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Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act. As they did in Egypt, where liberty leading the masses was an earnest young woman in a black hijab.Rebecca Solnit
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When exactly do the abuses that have been tolerated for so long become intolerable? When does the fear evaporate and the rage generate action that produces joy?Rebecca Solnit
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The revolt against brutality begins with a revolt against the language that hides that brutality.Rebecca Solnit