“Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling to what they have in beliefs, ideas and possessions. The sterile radical, too, is basically conservative. He is afraid to let go of the ideas and beliefs he picked up in his youth lest his life be seen as empty and wasted.” IdeasSometimesLife IsBeliefGrowsSocietyYouthLetting GoEmptyConservativePossessionRadicalSymptomsConservatism Book:The Passionate State of Mind Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“Youth should be radical. Youth should demand change in the world. Youth should not accept the old order if the world is to move on.” IfsWorldShouldMovingOrderAcceptingYouthDemandRadical Author:William Allen White
“Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So, if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, just wait.” IfsAgeYoungWaitingLosesFeminismYouthConservativeFeministRadicalYoung Women Author:Gloria Steinem
“A move of the Spirit of God is coming to the Catholic Church. The youth in particular will be ignited with a fresh fire of zeal and passion for Christ and His Gospel. A radical company of Believers will arise in the Catholic Church during this move, and they will release a flow of God's love and truth into the nations.” MovingSpiritPassionNationsChristChurchCompanyFireYouthParticularFlowCatholicBelieverAriseReleaseRadicalZealCatholic ChurchGod's LoveSpirit Of GodTruth And Love Author:Patricia King
“Youth should be radical. Youth should demand change in the world. Youth should not accept the old order if the world is to move on. But the old orders should not be moved easily - certainly not at the mere whim or behest of youth. There must be clash and if youth hasn't enough force or fervor to produce the clash the world grows stale and stagnant and sour in decay.” IfsWorldShouldEnoughMovingOrderForceGrowsAcceptingYouthProduceDemandMovedMereRadicalDecayClashWhimSourStaleStagnantFervor Author:William Allen White
“Few places in American culture have made as effective a case for entrepreneurship than hip-hop. Hip-hop tells young people that our society is offering very limited options for youth. And that while society points to a radical decline in living wage jobs for youth and meaningful and affordable education, hip-hop is offering an alternative legitimate economy that is giving youth hope.” PeopleGivingMadeJobsYoungCultureCasesEconomyYouthHip HopMeaningfulEntrepreneurshipRadicalHipsAlternativesHopsOur SocietyOfferingDeclineAmerican CultureAffordableLiving Wage Author:Bakari Kitwana
“Whenever folks say radical Christianity is "a phase" of youth, I tell them they need to meet our 80-year-old nun or my friend Tony Campolo.” NeedsYearsChristianityYouthMy FriendsFolksRadicalPhasesNun Author:Shane Claiborne
“When it comes to radical youth culture nothing sells better than neatly packaged and politically correct rage against the world where everything is politically correct and neatly packaged for sale.” WorldCultureYouthSellsRageRadicalPolitically CorrectYouth Culture Author:Victor Pelevin
“All of the youth ferment on campuses is a very good thing. Lots of people are being permanently transformed and will do good thing throughout their lives. However, young people must be careful not to be coopted, even by labor unions and the like. They must keep their eye on a radical transformation of society.” PeopleEyeYoungYouthLaborTransformationGood ThingsUnionsVery GoodCarefulRadicalBe CarefulTransformedCampusLabor Union Author:Michael Yates
“Of course we can talk about the radical potential of youth. But in the U.S. it is still the case that most youth are conservative and not very sympathetic to the working class.” StillsCoursesClassCasesYouthConservativeRadicalWorking ClassSympathetic Author:Michael Yates
“I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when I was a freshman in high school I joined youth group, and that's when I started to see radical love; that's when I started to see what Christian community is supposed to look like and what fellowship is supposed to look like.” LooksKindStoriesSchoolChristianCommunityChurchAnswersGroupsYouthGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolRadicalSundayFellowshipFreshmanSunday SchoolChristian CommunityBible Stories Author:Jeremy Lin