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Howard Zinn

"Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane."

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"Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane."

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"Courage doesn't defeat fear or erase fear or adjust to fear. Courage acts, plain and simple, in the midst of fear."

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"We can't continuously be a society of well-wishers. We must take action to bring those wishes to fruition."

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"Trust in the silent doers. It is far more difficult to put your dreams into action than into flowery words."

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"Do what ought to be done, here and now, to get you somewhere - anywhere."

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"You poor, patient man, you think you have time? The best thing you can do for yourself is to stop waiting for something and refuse to be patient! Waiting is nonsense! Patience is rubbish! Get rid of these cultural and religious baloneys, throw away these turtle strategies! No waiting! No patience! Do whatever you want to do now! You have only 'now' in your hand to do something! You poor, slow man; you poor turtle man! Speed up! To speed up is the greatest revolution man needs!"

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"While the sun is shining on you, solve all your problems or else you shall be lost forever in the darkness!"

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"Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction."

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"Never confuse movement with action."

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"It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words."

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"We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children."
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"One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression."
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"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people."
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"Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people."
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"If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves."
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"War itself is the enemy of the human race."
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"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war."
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