Chinua Achebe: "The impatient idealist says: Give me a…"

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يقول المثالي غير الصبور: أعطني مكاناً لأقف عليه وسأحرك الأرض. لكن مثل هذا المكان غير موجود. علينا جميعاً أن نقف على الأرض نفسها ونمضي معها على وتيرتها.

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