Humanism is the only - I would go so far as saying the final- resistance we have against the inhuman practices and injustices that disfigure human history. (Edward Said)

Humanism is the only - I would go so far as saying the final- resistance we have against the inhuman practices and injustices that disfigure human history.

Edward Said

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