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Quote by Howard Zinn

“I am supposing, or perhaps only hoping, that our future may be found in the past's fugitive moments of compassion rather than in its solid centuries of warfare.”

Book:A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

Work

A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

This novel delves into the intense conflict between a government determined to maintain control and a group of individuals fighting for their rights and liberties. more

Author

Howard Zinn

American historian known for his critical analysis of historical events and advocacy for social justice. His work emphasizes the connection between history and contemporary social issues, particularly focusing on the role of ordinary people in the historical process. more

“History is instructive. And what it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if they join a vigil, if they write a letter to their local newspaper. Anything they do, however small, becomes part of a much, much larger sort of flow of energy. And when enough people do enough things, however small they are, then change takes place.”

People Ifs Writing Littles Enough Energy Lines Walks Flow Letters Newspapers Locals Little Things

Author:Howard Zinn

“Terrorism has replaced Communism as the rationale for the militarization of the country [America], for military adventures abroad, and for the suppression of civil liberties at home. It serves the same purpose, serving to create hysteria.”

Country Home America Purpose Liberty Military Adventure Terrorism Communism Serving Replaced Civil Liberties Hysteria Suppression Rationale

Book:Terrorism and War

Source: Terrorism and War

“It is possible, reading standard histories, to forget half the population of the country. The explorers were men, the landholders and merchants men, the political leaders men, the military figures men. The very invisibility of women, the overlooking of women, is a sign of their submerged status.”