“Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. It is a corrective to the sluggishness of "the proper channels," a way of breaking through passages blocked by tradition and prejudice. It is disruptive and troublesome, but it is a necessary disruption, a healthy troublesome.” WayLawDemocracyHealthyEssentialsTraditionPrejudiceProtestPassagesDepartureDisruptionTroublesomeBlockedDisruptive Book:The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy Source: The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy
“There is an urgent need to-day for the citizens of a democracy to think well. It is not enough to have freedom of the Press and parliamentary institutions. Our difficulties are due partly to our own stupidity, partly to the exploitation of that stupidity, and partly to our own prejudices and personal desires.” ThinkingNeedsWellsEnoughDesireDemocracyCitizensDifficultyPrejudiceInstitutionsPressesStupidityDuesExploitationUrgentFreedom Of The PressParliamentaryPersonal Desire Author:Susan Stebbing
“Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.” PeopleMenStillsProcessDemocracyHe ManHigherCostPrejudiceMethodBlameInvestingAcquireSpiteGradesCost Of Living Author:Laurence J. Peter