“The goal of our criticism should be solidarity, not homogeneity.”

—  Peter Gelderloos

Source: "The Failure of Nonviolence" (2013) https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-the-failure-of-nonviolence, Chapter 1. Violence Doesn't Exist

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