Ocupation: Historian
Life: August 24, 1922 - January 27, 2010
Birthday: August 24
Death: January 27
The struggle for justice should never be abandoned because of the apparent overwhelming power of those who seem invincible in their determination to hold on to it. That apparent power has, again and again, proved vulnerable to human qualities less measurable than bombs and dollars: moral fervor, determination, unity, organization, sacrifice, wit, ingenuity, courage, patience.
source: Howard Zinn (1993). “Failure to Quit: Reflections of an Optimistic Historian”, p.27, South End Press
topic: Determination, Struggle, Sacrifice, Human Qualities