We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability of social movements to demagoguery. (Todd Gitlin)

We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability of social movements to demagoguery.

Todd Gitlin

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