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“The 'experts' will not change the world-- they will simply make a satisfactory living helping people to adjust to it; the world will only change when ordinary people realize what is making them unhappy, and do something about it.”

Book:Illusion and Reality: The Meaning of Anxiety

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“There would be time to tell Fell all of it. To say that there was so much to be afraid of—nuclear winter, ecological devastation, the death spasms of patriarchy. That the next fifty years would see unspeakable suffering. But we could survive it. Overcome it. Surmount the limits of our flesh and our mortality and our separateness. Combine into some new kind of thing, some wobbly magnificent machine who could crack the very fabric of time and space.”

Hope Justice Courage Activism

Book:Let All the Children Boogie

Source: Let All the Children Boogie

“With the stakes as high as they are, I don't separate my professional voice with my activism. Our voices are desperately needed to create change.”

Activism Environmentalism Actor Quotes Eileen Anglin

Author:Eileen Anglin

“You know what a hero is - 9 out of 10 times it's someone who's too tired or too hungry or too cold to give a damn - I don't give a damn - I don't give a damn about the consequences, all I know is, the society that has been handed over to us by our ancestors can't possibly be a human society, it's a society of good-looking savages - and I won't sit still on my couch whining about it like a spineless bug either - it's my society, and I'll either turn it into a human one, or perish in the attempt.”

Leadership Inspiring Hero Activism Heroism Social Responsibility Social Development Social Reform Nation Building Nation Builder

Book:Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity

Source: Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity

“To die for society is to live for eternity.”

Inspiring Sacrifice Society Social Justice Activism Service Of Humanity Braveheart Reformer Social Reform Serving Society

Book:Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity

Source: Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity

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