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title: "3 Parents Activists Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Parents Activists quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Parents Activists sayings and thoughts."
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> [O.K., helplessness is repugnant to me, as a father, as a piece of protoplasm. My parents were activists. I don't believe you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-brickman/o-k-helplessness-is-repugnant-to-me-as-a-father-as-a-piece-of/)

[Marshall Brickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-brickman/)

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> [My parents were activists and my mother was hugely involved with the anti-Vietnam War protests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosanna-arquette/my-parents-were-activists-and-my-mother-was-hugely-involved-with-the/)

[Rosanna Arquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosanna-arquette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/rosanna-arquette-15512_involved_my-parents-were-activists-and-my-mother_916868.jpg)

> [With my family background - my parents were both activists - writing about culture and politics came naturally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-chee/with-my-family-background-my-parents-were-both-activists-writing/)

[Alexander Chee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-chee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/alexander-chee-16129_activist_with-my-family-background-my-parents-wer_1665198.png)

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