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“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air – however slight – lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”

Quote by William O. Douglas (ed.)

Book:The Douglas letters: Selections from the private papers of Justice William O. Douglas

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