4 March 1945
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When people are standing up for our present rotten system, they are being worse than Communists, it seems to me.
— Dorothy Day
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When people are standing up for our present rotten system, they are being worse than Communists, it seems to me." in the context of "4 March 1945" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Dorothy Day" (Quotes, The Duty of Delight (2011): The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day (2011))
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About Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day (8 November 1897 – 29 November 1980) was an American journalist turned social activist. A pacifist, anarchist and a devout member of the Catholic Church, she advocated distributism and was a co-founder, with Peter Maurin, of the Catholic Worker movement. She authored several books and spoke often in public about faith and social justice.
About Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day (8 November 1897 – 29 November 1980) was an American journalist turned social activist. A pacifist, anarchist and a devout member of the Catholic Church, she advocated distributism and was a co-founder, with Peter Maurin, of the Catholic Worker movement. She authored several books and spoke often in public about faith and social justice.
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