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Of course it's possible to reach too far into the past to get context for current events in the university, but this book certainly offers some interesting food for thought:
I love the fact that there was something called the Conic Section Rebellion.
Anyone who said that nothing like this could happen today would, I think, be correct; but I leave as a potentially illuminating exercise for my readers this question: Why couldn't it happen today?
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Why? Because they aren't being shot. Yet. But I live in hope...