Maggie Kuhn Quotes

People who have had power, when they become powerless, are really tragic.... We just allow ourselves to be conditioned by a society so we become as important as we're supposed to be.

Maggie Kuhn

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• People who have had power, when they become powerless, are really tragic.... We just allow ourselves to be conditioned by a society so we become as important as we're supposed to be.

  

  Maggie Kuhn
  • People
  • Power
  • Tragic