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title: "2 Blanket Quotes By William Kunstler"
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> [At first blush, it seems that the young people who were shot down in the parking lot at the base of Blanket Hill gave up their lives for a dream that died with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/at-first-blush-it-seems-that-the-young-people-who-were-shot-down-in/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-kunstler-27644_blanket_at-first-blush-it-seems-that-the-young-p_991586.jpg)

> [But he said Blanket Hill should be a national monument. And so we came out of his chambers feeling, though while we had lost to the powers of darkness, we had at least shown one Federal Judge what the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/but-he-said-blanket-hill-should-be-a-national-monument-and-so-we-came/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

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## Other authors on Blanket

## More by William Kunstler

> [After years spent trying to deal with the effects of COINTELPRO, my rage at the FBI's almost unimaginable evil remains undiminished because I believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/after-years-spent-trying-to-deal-with-the-effects-of-cointelpro-my/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [Four years earlier I had been selected, with Kay Boyle, the writer, and a number of others, to go to Cambodia and come back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/four-years-earlier-i-had-been-selected-with-kay-boyle-the-writer-and/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [May 4th is a particularly memorable day in American history because 84 years to the day before May 4, 1970, there was another demonstration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/may-4th-is-a-particularly-memorable-day-in-american-history-because/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [Civil disobedience is a viable political tactic, and a non-violent tactic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/civil-disobedience-is-a-viable-political-tactic-and-a-non-violent/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [At first blush, it seems that the young people who were shot down in the parking lot at the base of Blanket Hill gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/at-first-blush-it-seems-that-the-young-people-who-were-shot-down-in/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [So May 4th in the labor movement has always been an important date.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/so-may-4th-in-the-labor-movement-has-always-been-an-important-date/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [When we talk about justice in America we're really talking about justice brought about by the people, not by judges who are tools of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/when-we-talk-about-justice-in-america-we-re-really-talking-about/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [We have become the charnel house of the Western World.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/we-have-become-the-charnel-house-of-the-western-world/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [On the unofficial level it was a glorious moment in our national life because young people decided that this had to stop, that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/on-the-unofficial-level-it-was-a-glorious-moment-in-our-national-life/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [This is New York, and there's no law against being annoying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/this-is-new-york-and-there-s-no-law-against-being-annoying/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [But he said Blanket Hill should be a national monument. And so we came out of his chambers feeling, though while we had lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/but-he-said-blanket-hill-should-be-a-national-monument-and-so-we-came/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [Once the troops move into Cambodia, the colleges and universities of this country were on the verge of civil war. Many closed down. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/once-the-troops-move-into-cambodia-the-colleges-and-universities-of/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [I favor massive civil disobedience, among other things. It is not the only thing that is used to protest any grievance in society. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/i-favor-massive-civil-disobedience-among-other-things-it-is-not-the/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [A dog is a liberal... He wants to please everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/a-dog-is-a-liberal-he-wants-to-please-everybody/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

> [A dog is like a liberal. He wants to please everybody. A cat really doesn't need to know that everybody loves him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kunstler/a-dog-is-like-a-liberal-he-wants-to-please-everybody-a-cat-really/)

[William Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kunstler/)

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