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Solidarity was the movement that turned the direction of history, I think
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"Solidarity was the movement that turned the direction of history, I think"

- Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Jeane Kirkpatrick's quote speaks with the power of cumulative activity and also the potential for social motions to shape history. Solidarity is a principle that stresses the value of collective action and also common support in achieving a common objective. It is typically used to describe the collective action of a team of people who are unified in their struggle for a common reason. In this quote, Kirkpatrick is recommending that the uniformity activity was a significant pressure in altering the training course of background. This can refer to a variety of social activities, such as the civil rights motion, the females's legal rights movement, or the labor movement. In each of these situations, uniformity was a key consider the success of the motion. By joining with each other as well as working in the direction of a common goal, these activities had the ability to make a lasting effect on background. Kirkpatrick's quote is a tip of the power of cumulative activity as well as the possibility for social motions to form history.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Jeane Kirkpatrick between November 19, 1926 and December 7, 2006. He/she was a famous Diplomat from USA. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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