There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!

Mario Savio

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Topic

Rebellion Protest The man

Speaker

Mario Savio

Source

Operation of the Machine (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Activist

From

United States

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Citation

Savio, Mario. "Operation of the Machine." 2 Dec. 1964, Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Address.

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