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“In my memory from Brezhnev to more recent Putin times, the slogan ‘We have work to do’ served as an unmistakable indicator that no work would be done, as those who work don’t have an appetite for sloganeering."

"Why This Math Professor Objects to Diversity Statements," Conor Friedersdorf. The Atlantic, 12/13/2023. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/professor-american-academia-parallels-soviet-union/676305/