Ralph Ellison Quote – If The World
“If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.” – Ralph Ellison
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Bill McKibben Quote – We Didn’t Do Much
“We, all of us in the First World, have participated in something of a binge, a half century of unbelievable prosperity and ease. We may have had some intuition that it was a binge and the earth couldn’t support it, but aside from the easy things (biodegradable detergent, slightly smaller cars) we didn’t do much. We didn’t turn our lives […]
Read moreDemetri Martin Quote – Fruit Baskets
“I like fruit baskets because they give you the ability to mail someone a piece of fruit without appearing insane. Like, if someone just mailed you an apple, you’d be like “Huh? What the hell is this?” but if it’s in a fruit basket, you’re like, “This is nice!”.” – Demetri Martin
Read moreC.S. Lewis Quote – Make Him Happy
“Nearly all that we call human history — money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery — [is] the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” – C.S. Lewis
Read moreWilma Mankiller Quote – Today’s Stereotypes
“Contrary to today’s stereotypes, racists do not always chew tobacco and drive pickup trucks with gun racks. They wear silk shirts, treat women as possessions, and talk about human rights at cocktail parties far from communities of people of color. The men in pickup trucks are just as likely to be warm and caring as the high-minded liberals are to […]
Read moreCarl T. Rowan Quote – Fools and Scoundrels
“A minority group has ‘arrived’ only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.” – Carl T. Rowan
Read morePope John Paul II Quote – Distinguishing Mark Of The Human Person
“When millions of people are suffering from a poverty which means hunger, malnutrition, sickness, illiteracy and degradation, we must not only remind ourselves that no one has a right to exploit another for his own advantage, but also and above all we must recommit ourselves to that solidarity which enables others to live out in the actual circumstances of their […]
Read moreQuote – Slaves
“There are more slaves today than at any point in history. 12-27 million forced to work at subsistence pay under threat of violence. The US government estimates 50,000 people work in hidden bondage. 90% are used for sex, indentured domestics or industrial laborers.”
Read moreGeorge Burns Quote – Run The Country
“It’s too bad the people who really know how to run the country are so busy cutting hair and driving taxis.” – George Burns
Read moreJean-Jacques Rousseau Quote – The Fruits Of The Earth
“The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying, This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not anyone have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the […]
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