Howard Zinn

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We are smart in so many ways. Surely, we should be able to understand that in between war and passivity, there are a thousand possibilities.

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"If the gods had intended people to vote, they would have given us candidates."

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"To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."

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"We all have an enormous responsibility to bring to the attention of others information they do not have."

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To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic … Human history is a history of not only cruelty, but also compassion, sacrifice.

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"In the history of the world, there is no country where racism has been more important than in the United States."

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"I don't believe it's possible to be neutral. The world is already moving in certain directions. And to be neutral … is to collaborate."

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"If there is going to be change, real change, it will have to work its way from the bottom up, from the people themselves."

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"Most historians, and most intelligent people, including bright 12-year-olds, understand that there is no such thing as a single truth."

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"The truth has a way of coming out. The truth has a power greater than a hundred lies."

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"In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli."

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"One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression."

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"Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat."

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"War itself is the enemy of the human race."

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"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."

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"'Just war' contains an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge…is how to deal with evil without killing."

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"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable."

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"History is a protective armor against being misled."

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"If those in charge … can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers … we will control ourselves."

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"You can't be neutral on a moving train."