"Many of us, restless and unfulfilled, see no……" — Chris Hedges
"Many of us, restless and unfulfilled, see no supreme worth in our lives. We want more out of life. And war, at least, gives a sense that we can rise above our smallness and divisiveness."
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66 Quotes by Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges has 66 quotes on this site.
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Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.
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War in the end is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of soldiers by politicians, and…
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In war, we always deform ourselves, our essence.
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The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.
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We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically…
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No real journalist makes $5 million a year... Those in power fear and dislike real journalists.
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The notion that the press was used in the [first Iraq] war is incorrect. The press wanted to be used.…
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The press, or at least most of it, has lost the passion, the outrage, and the sense of mission that…
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War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press have turned war into a…
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The arts often realize human truths well before other branches of human endeavor.
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There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege.
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We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They…
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More Divisiveness Quotes
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If Christ's message could be distilled down to one line, that line would have to do with kindness and inclusiveness,…
— Roland Merullo
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
— Jimmy Carter
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I think that Barack Obama faces a level of divisiveness, and I don't mean on a national level in terms…
— James Spader
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The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and…
— Eric Cantor
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My heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization Less mindless partisanship, which at times sounds almost hateful to the ear…
— Tom Coburn
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A super-legislator body is not what the court was intended to be, When I ponder our country and its greatness,…
— Tom Coburn
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America now is stumbling through the darkness of hatred and divisiveness. Our values, our principles, and our determination to succeed…
— Gerald R. Ford
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The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.
— John C. Danforth
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What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what…
— Charley Pride
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Divisiveness is not good for the people.
— Muqtada al Sadr
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Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in…
— Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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The arts, instead of quaking along the periphery of our policy concerns, must push boldly into the core of policy.…
— Barbara Jordan
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