We will not know our own injustice if we cannot imagine justice. We will not be free if we do not imagine freedom.
URSULA K. LE GUIN
URSULA K. LE GUIN
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Ursula K. Le Guin161 quotes“We will not know our own injustice if we cannot imagine justice. We will not be free if we do not imagine freedom.”
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