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“The hopeless don't revolt, because revolution is an act of hope.”

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Peter Kropotkin was a Russian zoologist, geographer, and anarchist. Born on December 9, 1842, and died on February 8, 1921. Kropotkin is known for his research on mutualism and his contributions to anarchist theory. more

“No one is fit to encounter an adversary's case successfully unless he can make it for a moment his own, unless he can put it more forcibly than the adversary could put it for himself, and take account not only of what the adversary says, but also the best he MIGHT say, if only he had chanced to think it.”

Ifs Thinking Moments Might Cases Fit Accounts Encounters Adversaries

Author:William Hurrell Mallock

“Love can be the most dreadful disguise that hate assumes.”

Hate Assuming Disguise

Book:99 Fables

Source: 99 Fables

“In the defense of civil liberties there can be no exceptions, or there will soon be many.”

Liberty Defense Exception Civil Liberties

Author:A. J. Muste

“I am a very honest person, and I can only say there are moments in my life where I really did think I was being me in the sense of my morals and beliefs and the way I acted. But when I look back at certain things that I wore and my hair and make-up, I was like, 'Whoa! That wasn't me!' But I didn't know it back then.”

Thinking Knows Way Looks Persons I Can Moments Certain Belief Moral Honest Hair Being Me Honest Person

Author:Jessie J

“The fastest growing occupation in the private sector is security guards. The fastest growing occupation in the public sector is prison guards. (1992)”

Growing Security Prison Occupation Private Sector Public Sector Security Guards Prison Guards

Author:Robert Reich

“From time to time, little men will find fault with what you have done...but they will go down the stream like bubbles, they will vanish. But the work you have done will remain for the ages.”

Men Littles Done Age Faults Streams Bubbles Little Man

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“Silence is a lie. Silence has a loud voice. It shouts, "Nothing important is happening - don't worry." So when something important IS going on, silence is a lie."”

Important Lying Voice Silence Worry Happenings Loud Silence Is Loud Voices

Author:A. M. Rosenthal

“Having a place in this society is far less important than creating a society in which one would want to have a place.”

Want Important Creating This Society

Author:Mario Savio

“When a new truth enters the world, the first stage of reaction to it is ridicule, the second stage is violent opposition, and in the third stage, that truth comes to be regarded as self-evident.”

World Firsts Self Stage Thirds Violent Reactions Opposition Evident Ridicule

Author:Arthur Schopenhauer

“Social progress takes effect through the replacement of all institutions by new ones; and since every institution involves the recognition of the duty of conforming to it, progress must involve the repudiation of an established duty at every step.”

Social Steps Progress Effects Duty Institutions Recognition Conform Every Step Replacements Social Progress

Book:George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

Source: George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

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