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It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. but at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. and perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation. (1974)
-Stanley Milgram
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It May Be That We Are Puppets-puppets

Stanley Milgram
It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. but at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. and perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation. (1974)
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