"All the powerful are the same. It's when they start talking that they feel greatness, and even more so when they're not listening to others."
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Originally published in Jejak Langkah , 1985
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Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer (6 February 1925 β 30 April 2006), was an Indonesian writer and novelist.
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