"Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi."

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Source : Tom Hayden (2008). “Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader”, City Lights Publishers

Tom Hayden

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“Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do.”
“Give diligent heed to the things that are spoken from the Word of God.”
“It's easy to lose our way when we lose our why.”
“We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed.”
“When I'm sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear their praying, and sometimes I hum one of their songs.”
“Human life is difficult. But as this life is coming to an end, I consider myself lucky to have lived it.”
“The CEO era gave rise to the CFO (not certified flying object, as you might imagine, but chief financial officer) and, most recently, the CIO, chief investment officer, a nice boost for the bookkeeper you can't afford to give a raise . . .”
“What I compare bike lanes to is swimming with the sharks. Sooner or later you're going to get bitten... Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes. My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day.”

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