Best Howard Zinn Sayings
- 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, just… Believe
- George Orwell said, "Whoever controls the past controls the future," by which he meant that history is incredibly important in shaping the world view of… Controls
- If racism can't be shown to be natural then it is the result of certain conditions, and we are impelled to eliminate those conditions. Certain
- Civil disobedience is not something outside the realm of democracy. Democracy requires civil disobedience. Without civil disobedience democracy does not exist. Civil
- When the United States fought in Vietnam, it was organized modern technology versus organized human beings, and the human beings won. Beings
- Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Civil
- Charles Beard warned us that governments-inc luding the government of the United States-are not neutral, that they represent the dominant economic interests, and that their… Beard
- The challenge remains. On the other side are formidable forces: money, political power, the major media. On our side are the people of the world… Challenge
- To ward off alienation and gloom, it is only necessary to remember the unremembered heroes of the past, and to look around us for the… Alienation
- When we organize with one another, when we get involved, when we stand up and speak out together, we can create a power no government… Create
- Democracy depends on citizens being informed, and since our media, especially television (which is the most important source of news for most Americans) reports mostly… Americans
- The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Bold
- When I say history is a matter of life and death, I mean this: If you really don't know history, you are a victim of… Any
- Capitalism has always been a failure for the lower classes. It is now beginning to fail for the middle classes. Been
- Each situation has to be evaluated separately, for all are different. In general, I believe in non-violent direct action, which involve organizing large numbers of… Action
- I am supposing, or perhaps only hoping, that our future may be found in the past's fugitive moments of compassion rather than in its solid… Centuries
- History is instructive. And what it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if… Becomes
- Terrorism has replaced Communism as the rationale for the militarization of the country [America], for military adventures abroad, and for the suppression of civil liberties… Abroad
- It is possible, reading standard histories, to forget half the population of the country. The explorers were men, the landholders and merchants men, the political… Country
- There is civil disobedience against the military machine, protest against police brutality directed especially at people of color. Brutality
- Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, they’re not remedied by the initiative of the national… Government
- When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war. Go
- I wanted to be a part of history and not just a recorder and teacher of history. So that kind of attitude towards history, history… Act
- Group meditation according to Jon Kabat According
- Why do we have to be a military superpower? Why can't we be a humanitarian superpower? Humanitarian
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