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Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's minds and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.

Arundhati Roy

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Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian writer and social activist

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Alternative Names: Suzanna Arundhati Roy

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Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century.

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