“A man who takes up the task of living in truth, who ceases to lie, will very quickly come into conflict with the system. The system is a lie, an ideological veil. But there is a secret power in living truthfully, even in small things, for it reflects something authentic and resistant. This is how the powerless are empowered.”
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