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“There are times when every act, no matter how private and unconscious, becomes political.”

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Renata Adler (born October 19, 1938) is an American author, journalist, and critic. Known for her sharp prose and incisive cultural commentary, she was a staff writer for The New Yorker and wrote novels like Speedboat and Pitch Dark. Her work explores themes of power, media, and language, earning her recognition as a significant voice in American literature. more

“A wild boar was sharpening his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a fox came by and asked, Why are you doing that, pray? The huntsmen are not out today and there are no other dangers at hand that I can see. True, my friend, replied the Boar, but the instant my life is in danger, I shall need to use my tusks. There will be no time to sharpen them then.”

Needs I Can Use Hands Today Life Is Tree Danger Praying My Friends Forests Instant Foxes Trunks Sharpening Boars

Book:Aesop's fables

Source: Aesop's fables

“Ink and paper are as cheap as sand or water, almost. No board of directors has to convene in order to decide whether we can afford to write down this or that. I myself once staged the end of the world on two pieces of paper- at a cost of ...less than a penny, including wear and tear on my typewriter ribbon and the seat of my pants. 'Think of that.”

Source: Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

“Regardless of how you interpret the facts, you have to come to the conclusion that inequality is widening in the US and in almost every other country.”

Country Facts Conclusion Inequality Other Countries

Author:Robert Reich

“Raising the minimum wage allows business people to stop thinking about workers simply as costs to be cut and allows you to start thinking about workers as customers to be cultivated.”

People Thinking Cutting Cost Workers Customers Minimum Minimum Wage

Author:Nick Hanauer

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