A Howard Zinn quote, as relevant as ever:

[marmar]

"Truth has a power of its own. Art has a power of its own. That age-old lesson – that everything we do matters – is the meaning of the people’s struggle here in the United States and everywhere. A poem can inspire a movement. A pamphlet can spark a revolution. Civil disobedience can arouse people and provoke us to think, when we organize with one another, when we get involved, when we stand up and speak out together, we can create a power no government can suppress. We live in a beautiful country. But people who have no respect for human life, freedom, or justice have taken it over. It is now up to all of us to take it back.”


This is from "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress", which was written during the George W. Bush presidency, but is even more relevant today.

[kentuck]

1. It reminds me of a Victor Hugo quote:

"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come."

[SamKnause]

2. Mr. Zinn would be so disappointed seeing us refighting battles we had already won.

We are moving backwards at an alarming speed.