“It is my feeling that as we grow older we should become not less radical but more so. I do not, of course, mean this in any political-party sense, but rather in a willingness to struggle for those things in which we passionately believe. Social activism and the struggle for social justice are often thought of as the natural activities of the young but not of the middle-aged or the elderly. In fact, I don't think this was ever true.” ThinkingShouldBelieveMeanFactsFeelingsYoungPoliticalCoursesSocialGrowsNaturalJusticePartyStruggleMiddleActivitySocial JusticeAgingActivismRadicalWillingnessPolitical PartiesElderlyMiddle AgedSocial Activism Author:Margaret Laurence
“Will we ever reach a point when it is no longer necessary to say Them and Us? I believe we must reach that point, or perish.” BelieveI Believe Book:A Place to stand on: essays by and about Margaret Laurence Source: A Place to stand on: essays by and about Margaret Laurence
“I can't change what's happened to me in my life, or make what's not occurred take place. But I can't say I like it, or accept it, or believe it's for the best. I don't and never shall, not even if I'm damned for it.” IfsBelieveI CanAcceptingHappenedCan't Change Book:The Stone Angel Source: The Stone Angel