To ward off alienation and gloom, it is only necessary to remember the unremembered heroes of the past, … - Howard Zinn

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Howard Zinn

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 unnoticed heroes of the present.

Alienation, Hero, Heroes, Looks, Past, Present

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Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders…and millions have been killed because of this obedience…Our problem is that people are obedient allover the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves… (and) the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.

Civil, Country, Cruelty, Death, Disobedience, Inspirational

To be hopeful in bad times is based on the fact that human history is not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand Utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.

Courage, Future, Hope, Hopeful, Kindness

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

Enough, Flag, Patriotic, Peace, People, War

If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, not as submissive worship to flags and anthems, but rather as love of one's country, one's fellow citizens (all over the world), as loyalty to the principles of justice and democracy, then patriotism would require us to disobey our government, when it violated those principles.

Country, Flags, Government, Justice, Loyalty, Require

Education can, and should be, dangerous.

Dangerous, Education, Should

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