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It seems that all too often in history, those in the more progressive line of thought tend to break into factions. I was just reading about the left in Japan after the war and how the (basically) two major groups couldn't agree on the path forward, ending up losing power. The same thing happened in the 60s movements in the U.S. (SDS, Panthers, etc.), and in Spain during their civil war. Here, you give another earlier example of disagreements on the best way to proceed to achieve suffrage for all... immediately for some or eventually for all.

(Mmerikani, have you ever considered adding a recording of the two passages? Perhaps your students of English - and this curious "student" of Swahili - would benefit from your reading.)

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