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Mikhail Bakunin

Even the most wretched individual of our present society could not exist and develop without the cumulative social efforts of countless generations.

Mikhail Bakunin

Society

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Every person alive today, no matter how unfortunate or marginalized, benefits from the work and progress made by many people before them. Our current lives and opportunities are built on the combined achievements and sacrifices of past generations.

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