“Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie-- Dust unto dust-- The calm, sweet earth that mothers all who die As all men must; Mourn not your captive comrades who must dwell-- Too strong to strive-- Within each steel-bound coffin of a cell, Buried alive; But rather mourn the apathetic throng-- The cowed and the meek-- Who see the world's great anguish and its wrong And dare not speak!”
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Ralph Chaplin was an American writer born in 1887 and died in 1961. His works encompassed poetry, prose, and novels, known for his focus on social justice and the working class. more
“I pour blood on my naiveté, your apathy, and your betrayal tonight.”
“Apathy is the door to ignorance. Empathy is the door to wisdom.”
“Mediocrity is a path cleared by fear, leveled by apathy and paved by comfort.”
“Today, you can pick your own news. At no time has the world been this compatible with apathy.”
“You are a soulless monster whose fright mask is incapable of capturing human expressions.”
“The gut is the seat of all feeling.”