“Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed not just by the helplessness of those who have lost, but also by the gratitude of those who have (or think they have) gained.”

—  Arundhati Roy

The Greater Common Good May, 1999 http://www.narmada.org/gcg/gcg.html.
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