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“We need to learn to listen to what the people need and want and not try to impose on them a whole schema that they may not. This is historically difficult stuff: how do we balance the project of raising consciousness, advancing a vision of utopia, with the real and honest engagement in real-world experiments?”

Quote by Gar Alperovitz

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Gar Alperovitz
Gar Alperovitz

Gar Alperovitz is an American historian, political scientist, and professor, born on May 5, 1936. He is known for his extensive research and contributions to the fields of American history, political theory, and the socialist movement. more

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