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1 " The communication and coordination required for such action is difficult, and the oppressors, knowing the power of the masses, take special steps to keep it difficult. When the people must act individually and hope that the momentum will build up, the questions arise, "Who is going to be the first?" Such a leader will pay a very high cost (...) There are people who are moved by considerations of duty or honor, but most find the costs exceed the benefits [p. 17 on the Hostages' Dilemma and social revolution] "
― Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff
