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Men must be capable of imagining and executing and insisting on social change if they are to reform or even maintain civilization, and capable too of furnishing the rebellion which is sometimes necessary if society is not to perish of immobility.

Source: The Meaning of Treason, pt. 4, Conclusion, 1949.
-- Rebecca West, (Dec 25 1892-1983), Irish author, journalist; Her works include The Meaning of Treason, 1949 and The Fountain Overflows, 1957.

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