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“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress”

Frederick Douglass

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When people put up with unfair rulers, those rulers continue their bad actions. The rulers stop when people can no longer tolerate their unfairness.

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Authoritarianism Endurance Freedom Liberation Oppression Power Resilience Resistance Struggle Tyranny
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