#totalitarianism

What I'm saying is simply that every totalitarian society, no matter how strict, has had its underground. In fact, two undergrounds. There's the underground involved in political resistance and the underground involved in preserving beauty and fun--which is to say, preserving the human spirit. ↗

— Tom Robbins

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#still-life-with-woodpecker #tom-robbins #totalitarianism #beauty

Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

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#calling #i #i am #must #needs