A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to … - William Powell
" "A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to relieve intolerable oppression. … I know of no one, outside of Patrick Henry, willing to die for an abstraction.
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About William Powell
William Powell (1949-2016) was the author of The Anarchist Cookbook, which he had disowned. He and his wife were the co-directors of Education Across Frontiers, an organization aimed at the professional development of international school teachers and administrators.
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William Ralph Powell
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