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Faced with the scale of the struggle, we need to hold firm to the principle of the universal in order to forge things together.
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The quote says that a struggle of great size requires steadiness rather than division. “The universal” means a principle that applies to everyone, not just one group or interest. Holding to that broad principle can help bring separate people or efforts together and turn them into a shared response.
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