They were not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, they were absent in the Constitution and they were invisible in the new… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“In America, too, the reality behind the words of the Declaration of Independence (issued in the same year as Adam Smith’s capitalist… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“What if citizens organized to demand what the Declaration of Independence promised: a government that protected the equal rights of all to… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“As many as half the people were not even considered by the Founding Fathers as among Bailyn’s “contending powers” in society. They… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Today everybody is talking about the fact that we live in one world; because of globalization, we are all part of the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“A black man, Benjamin Banneker, who taught himself mathematics and astronomy, predicted accurately a solar eclipse, and was appointed to plan the new city… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“a good education is a synthesis of book learning and involvement in social action, because each enrich the other. The accumulation of knowledge, while… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The mountain of history books under which we all stand leans so heavily in the other direction-so tremblingly respectful of states and statesmen and… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Let's face a historical truth: we have never had a "free market", we have always had government intervention in the economy, and indeed that… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I can UNDERSTAND pessimism, but I don't BELIEVE in it. It's not simply a matter of faith, but of historical EVIDENCE. Not overwhelming evidence,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. It is a corrective to the sluggishness of… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Now I have been studying very closely what happens every day in the courts in Boston, Massachusetts. You would be astounded--maybe you wouldn't, maybe… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
They were not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, they were absent in the Constitution and they were invisible in the new political democracy.… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Sexual purity was to be the special virtue of a woman. It was assumed that men, as a matter of biological nature, would sin,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Middle-class Americans might be invited to join a new elite by attacks against the corruption of the established rich. The New Yorker Cadwallader Colden,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
We were not born critical of existing society. There was a moment in our lives (or a month, or a year) when certain facts… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Behind the deceptive words designed to entice people into supporting violence -- words like democracy, freedom, self-defense, national security -- there is the reality… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“George Washington had turned down the requests of blacks, seeking freedom, to fight in the Revolutionary army. So when the British military commander in… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
![“Today everybody is talking about the fact that we live in one world; because of globalization, we are all part of the same planet. They talk that way, but do they mean it? We should remind them that the words of the Declaration [of Independence] apply not only to people in this country, but also…” quote by Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/189/howard-zinn-576_dissent_today-everybody-is-talking-about-the-fac_2973623.jpg)
