“Now I see it clearly. My whole life has pointed in one direction. I see that now. There never has been any choice for me.” Has BeensWholeChoicesDestinyViolenceWhole LifeOne Direction Author:Paul Schrader
“Dunbar-Ortiz strips us of our forged innocence, shocks us into new awareness, and draws a straight line from the sins of our fathers-settler-colonialism, the doctrine of discovery, the myth of manifest destiny, white supremacy, theft and systematic killing-to the contemporary condition of permanent war, invasion and occupation, mass incarceration, and the constant use and threat of state violence.” WarStatesUseFatherLinesSinWhiteDestinyViolenceConditionsAwarenessMassDrawsDiscoveryConstantThreatKillingMythDoctrineContemporaryInnocencePermanentShockOccupationManifestColonialismWhite SupremacyInvasionOur FatherTheftSystematicSupremacyStraight LinesForgedIncarcerationSettlersMass IncarcerationManifest Destiny Author:Bill Ayers
“I had to fight hard for everything. I wanted to get out. I want to take my destiny into my own hands and escape the vicious cycle of retaliatory violence. This struggle has shaped who I am to this day.” WantHardHandsWantedFightingMy OwnDestinyStruggleViolenceWho I AmCyclesThis DayViciousMy DestinyVicious Cycles Author:Paul Kagame
“I detest violence. I have a tremendous respect not only for human life but also for the animal life that I have to live with, and I believe that our destiny as human beings is to become nature-conscious as well as self-conscious, living in loving relationship and in balance and in harmony, not only with one another, but with the entire natural world.” WorldBelieveHumansWellsSelfI BelieveNaturalHuman BeingsAnimalDestinyViolenceBalanceConsciousHarmonyHuman LifeOur DestinyNatural WorldSelf ConsciousDetestAnimal LifeLoving Relationships Author:Murray Bookchin