I can't say with certainty that slavery would have ended more quickly and more completely if the South had been allowed to leave and escaped former slaves had been allowed to remain free, and the North and the rest of… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
Slavery remained in the Deep South by other names - in prison programs with charges over nothing and eternal debt that threatened every African-American in the South right up through World War II. And that was after killing three-quarters of… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
Many militarists would like to see California's votes vanish from the national electoral system, which would then become more Republican. — David Swanson Copy Share Image
California as a nation or part of a larger West Coast nation, should other states join with California, would be a good influence on… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I think almost everything important that's ever happened was unimaginable shortly before it happened. Good things and bad things: ending slavery, ending child labor,… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I can't say with certainty that slavery would have ended more quickly and more completely if the South had been allowed to leave and… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I think it's more likely that we can make positive changes happen on environment and military issues if states begin to secede. I don't… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
No other nation killed people the way the United States did to end slavery. — David Swanson Copy Share Image
The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I'm not convinced that the people of Arizona as a nation couldn't do better to protect equal rights for all than the people of… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
The United States has been becoming worse year after year after year for decades, and it's guaranteed to continue down that path if we… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
Breaking the United States up into a number of pieces could be very good for the integration of those new nations with the rest… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
California, like anywhere else on Earth, should have the right to secede whether the United States likes it or not. The preferences of the… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I think the election of Donald Trump, if you want to call it an election, was unimaginable to most people, which is part of… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
