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There are periods in the life of human society when revolution becomes an imperative necessity
There are periods in the life of human society when revolution becomes an imperative necessity, when it proclaims itself as inevitable. New ideas germinate everywhere, seeking to force their way into the light, to find… Read more
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The heaviest of burdens crushes us
The heaviest of burdens crushes us, we sink beneath it, it pins us to the ground. But … the heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful… Read more
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Practice Stopping
Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/world/asia/thich-nhat-hanh-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share Read more
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A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it,
A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it, A song’s not a song ’til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay, Love isn’t love ’til you give it away!… Read more
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Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.
Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil. Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain Read more
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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail 16 April, 1963 https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html Read more
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To forget the dead
To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time. Elie Wiesel Night Read more
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I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can… Read more
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It is Victory
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for… Read more
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Where does it lead? Don’t ask, walk!
No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life. There may be countless trails and bridges and demigods who would gladly carry you across; but… Read more