Abolitionist Quote by Patrisse Cullors

If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild our neighborhoods. And to do that, we must understand that the quality of…

— Harvey Milk

“What happens under the rule of specialization is that, though society becomes more and more intricate, it has less and less structure. It becomes…

— Wendell Berry

All through organized history, if you wanted prosperity you had to have cities. Cities are places that attract new people with new ideas.

— Jane Jacobs

“Over a century ago, prodded by the demands of four million men and women just emerging from slavery, Americans made their first attempt to…

— Eric Foner

But look what we have built low-income projects that become worse centers of delinquency, vandalism and general social hopelessness than the slums they were…

— Jane Jacobs

“Postcolonial nation-building was an extraordinary project: hundreds of millions of people persuaded to renounce – and often scorn – a world of the past…

— Pankaj Mishra

But look what we have built ... This is not the rebuilding of cities. This is the sacking of cities.

— Jane Jacobs

“There is a widespread belief that americans hate cities. I think it is probable that Americans hate city failure, but, from the evidence, we…

— Jane Jacobs

While the national highway system connects cities and facilitates economic activity across the nation, it's construction historically has been deeply destructive for many communities,…

— Alex Padilla

“We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot box, the…

— Howard Zinn

If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild our neighborhoods.

— Harvey Milk

When you look at a city, it's like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it.

— Hugh Newell Jacobsen