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...Stevens illegality. You argue in your letter that "we do not possess sufficient leverage to move large corporations." A similar excuse is used to downgrade the importance of voting: "Who cares? My vote won't change the results." On that basis could we excuse from moral responsibility those who freelyand knowingly voted for fascism in Germany? Similarly, our purchases are a vote, a selective preference for Stevens goods. The votes of the many churches, schools and hospitals behind the Stevens boycott would carry real weight with that company...

Author: By Andrew J. Kahn, | Title: Upholding Consumer Sovereignty | 5/25/1979 | See Source »

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