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The only good thing about nuclear war is that it is the single most egalitarian idea that man has ever had. on the day of reckoning, you will not be asked to present your credentials. the devastation will be indiscriminate.
-Arundhati Roy
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The Only Good Thing About Nuclear War

Arundhati Roy
The only good thing about nuclear war is that it is the single most egalitarian idea that man has ever had. on the day of reckoning, you will not be asked to present your credentials. the devastation will be indiscriminate.
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