"Unsung, the noblest deed will die."

-- Pindar

“Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear.”
“For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.”
“I love the romance of Paris. I love Angelina [tearoom and pastry shop]. I always get a Mont-blanc [pastry] there.”
“Roll up your sleeves, set your mind to making history, and wage such a fight for liberty that the whole world will respect our sex.”
“Based on my time living with rats and mice in Washington, D.C., I have always assumed that animals will escape such fires, since their senses of smell, wariness of such dangers, and ability to move through almost invisible holes is so impressive, but I think that we should not dismiss the possibility that they, also, will be harmed. These reflections do not, of course, rule out burning meat trucks. And they don't mean that when the next slaughterhouse or vivisection lab burns down, I will denounce those who carried out the burning, or that I will feel anything other than joy in my heart ...”
“Don't know much about history Don't know much biology.”

Source : "Wonderful World" (song) (1960)
“It is not the misuse of power that is evil; the very existence of power is an evil.”

Source : charles a. reich (1970). “the greening of america”
“To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.”

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