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"As a human rights activist it is concerning to me that those committing atrocities against vulnerable people view these atrocities as 'progress', and assert with pride and conviction that they are 'Christians' and that they are doing 'God's will'."

"The term 'politics of prefiguration' has long been used to describe the idea that if you embody what you aspire to, you have already succeeded. That is to say, if your activism is already democratic, peaceful, creative, then in one small corner of the world these things have triumphed. Activism, in this model, is not only a toolbox to change things but a home in which to take up residence and live according to your beliefs, even if it's a temporary and local place..."

"I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net neutrality and the steady erosion of our liberties both online and off. I care about the rich/poor divide and the rise of corporate business."

"Many of the great humanitarian and environmental campaigns of our time have been to make the unknown real, the invisible visible, to bring the faraway near, so that the suffering of sweatshop workers, torture victims, beaten children, even the destruction of other species and remote places, impinges on the imagination and perhaps prompts you to act."

"I detect the activist returning with a vengence."

"If you are frustrated with the elite of your society, do something about it."
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"People who truly serve God embrace light, they fall in love with light, and they proclaim light, they fight with light."


"Never treat people with disdain, they all deserve your respect irrespective of their faith or religion."


"The truth of life is that almost all that we achieve through pain is the best medicine for us, as most drugs are bitter."


"You must not allow the hurt of the past to haunt or hinder you from fulfilling and performing your duties as one who has a passion to impact his society and make a change."


"Often, we only dream of something but do not fulfill our purpose and that is because we do not know how to go from dream to its fulfilment."
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