“The Revolution is in the individual spirit, or it is nowhere. It is for all, or it is nothing. If it is seen as having any end, it will never truly begin. We can’t stop here. We must go on. We must take the risks.”

—  Ursula K. Le Guin , Hainish Cycle

Source: Hainish Cycle, (1974), Chapter 12 (p. 359)

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