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— Peace Pilgrim"I define democracy as control by the people. Slaves are those who allow others to control their lives. Insofar as people succeed in solving their problems fairly and efficiently at a grassroots level, they retain control over their lives. Insofar as they delegate their problem solving to a higher authority, they lose control over their lives."
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People have the most control over their affairs at the grass-roots level. Anything that can be fairly and efficiently handled at a grass-roots level should be thus handled, and only delegated to a higher authority when necessary.
— Peace Pilgrim
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The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.
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