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"Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow t..." — Nadine Gordimer

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer Novelist • South African
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