Carl 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
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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 moreJoseph Conrad Quote – The Conquest Of The Earth
“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it.” – Joseph Conrad
Read morePaul Brooks Quote – Nobody Calls The Cops
“In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops.” – Paul Brooks
Read moreToni Morrison Quote – American
“In this country “American” means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” – Toni Morrison
Read moreWalter Lippmann Quote – When All Men Think Alike
“When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.” – Walter Lippmann
Read moreColin Quinn quote – Celebrate diversity
“Nowadays, the common wisdom is to celebrate diversity — as long as you don’t point out that people are different.” – Colin Quinn
Read moreAdlai Stevenson Quote – A Free Society
“A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” – Adlai Stevenson
Read moreJonathan Swift quote – When a true genius appears
“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.” – Jonathan Swift
Read moreAlbert Pike Quote – Done for Others
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pike
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