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> [The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/the-issue-of-civil-rights-was-too-much-for-the-establishment-to/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

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## More by Tom Hayden

> [I'm not ready to give you a clear answer on whether electoral politics holds any particular hope for progressives. It would mean that nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/i-m-not-ready-to-give-you-a-clear-answer-on-whether-electoral/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [All my life I've been involved with racial politics. I was a Freedom Rider in the South. I was the author of books on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/all-my-life-i-ve-been-involved-with-racial-politics-i-was-a-freedom/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/the-issue-of-civil-rights-was-too-much-for-the-establishment-to/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [Ive written a book on gangs, taught a course on gangs at Occidental.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/ive-written-a-book-on-gangs-taught-a-course-on-gangs-at-occidental/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [Fonda was neither wrong nor unconscionable in what she said and did in North Vietnam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/fonda-was-neither-wrong-nor-unconscionable-in-what-she-said-and-did/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/the-peace-and-justice-movement-has-to-expand-and-not-run-away-from/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/our-crime-was-that-we-were-beginning-to-live-a-new-and-contagious/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [ Then you have \[Donald\] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/then-you-have-donald-trump-so-it-could-be-the-tightest-most-hazardous/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [A silent majority and government by the people is incompatible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/a-silent-majority-and-government-by-the-people-is-incompatible/)

[Tom Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hayden/)

> [ We're looking at a quandary here where Bernie's \[Sanders\] the winner on a moral and even a political basis. He's made history, and she's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/we-re-looking-at-a-quandary-here-where-bernie-s-sanders-the-winner-on/)

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> [Vietnam is unique of all the countries in the world, I believe, in having the longest continuous struggle against foreign aggression of any country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/vietnam-is-unique-of-all-the-countries-in-the-world-i-believe-in/)

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> [He led quite a great life, ... He was an Old Testament figure railing against the establishment - a Jewish guy from New York…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/he-led-quite-a-great-life-he-was-an-old-testament-figure-railing/)

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> [Already this war on gangs in California is taking money from universities to build prisons, and the universities have some clout.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/already-this-war-on-gangs-in-california-is-taking-money-from/)

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> [Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from controversies that recall the 1960s. There are journalistic centrists as well, who avoid hard truths for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/most-centrist-democrats-try-to-distance-themselves-from-controversies/)

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> [ It was gonna be a race \[2016\] that set a foundation for the Left in the future. But given the math, I didn't think… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hayden/it-was-gonna-be-a-race-2016-that-set-a-foundation-for-the-left-in-the/)

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