I had begun to understand that we had lent our voices to a discourse whose sole purpose was to dehumanize and brutalize others-because nurturing that discourse was easier, because retaining power always feels like the way forward. (Tara Westover)

I had begun to understand that we had lent our voices to a discourse whose sole purpose was to dehumanize and brutalize others-because nurturing that discourse was easier, because retaining power always feels like the way forward.

Tara Westover

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