"If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost." - Aristotle
Puerto Inirida, Colombia: Gold miners meet government officials, near the border with Venezuela
Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP
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i'd be interested in hearing more context for this story/photo. what are their concerns?
Over 400 workers were deported from a gold mine deemed illegal by the gvt. I thought that the faces of the people went well with the quote...except in reverse I guess. These people are not free and equal (and it shows).
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