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746 quotes from Howard Zinn: 'There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.', 'TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
- We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.
- 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.
- 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.
- They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win. Howard Zinn. Gun, Winning, Poet.
Jan 27, 2010 · Howard Zinn. In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli. Howard Zinn. If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates. Enjoy the best Howard Zinn Quotes at BrainyQuote.
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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 p...
He was a very funny man and warm man. Told jokes all the time. Very self-deprecating. And very humble. When it came to his students and students who disagreed with him -- and a lot of students in o...
Dec 27, 2021 · December 27, 2021. Here are quotes by Howard Zinn from his books and speeches. This collection began during the Howard Zinn Centennial in 2022. A People’s History of the United States.
HOWARD ZINN QUOTES. If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, nor 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 ...
