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“I was blessed with a birth and a death, and I guess I just want some say in between.”

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Ani DiFranco is an American singer-songwriter celebrated for her independent spirit and political activism. She began her music career in the early 1990s, releasing her first album at the age of 21. DiFranco's music often tackles social and political issues, and she is renowned for her poetic lyrics and acoustic guitar playing. more

“As a very young man I signed a declaration - 'I renounce war and will never support another'. That was in 1939 and I have maintained this stand throughout the whole period, including WW2, as a Conscientious Objector.Worked to achieve Peace since. It is necessary for individuals to take this stand and maintain it. War never solves anything - it accentuates any problem, whatever it is, and makes matters worse. There is no moral or humanitarian justification for it.”

“The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich; a war growing in intensity and bitterness.”

War Political Poor Money Rich Growing Stones Bitterness Intensity Assault Contests Sweeping Stepping Stones

Author:Stephen Johnson Field

“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.”

War Character Government Liberty Principles Virtue Honesty Integrity Anti War Apathy Antiwar Decay Deterioration

Author:Baron de Montesquieu

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