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Howard Zinn Quotes

The term ‘just war’ is an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge of our time is how to deal with evil, tyranny and oppression without killing huge numbers of people Picture Quote #1

I believe there are huge numbers of people in this country who would be willing to have radical changes in our economic and social system in order to make it a more egalitarian society and do away with homelessness and hunger and clean up the environment. But these people have no voice. They have no way of expressing themselves. Elections give them no way of expressing themselves Picture Quote #1

Are terrorists going to be deterred -- are terrorists going to be scared if we react violently? No. They love it. That’s what they dote on. They dote on violence. They dote on having more reasons to commit more terrorism Picture Quote #1

The First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights in the United States Constitution were being violated in Albany again and again freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the equal protection of the laws I could count at least 30 such violations. Yet the president, sworn to uphold the Constitution, and all the agencies of the United States government at his disposal, were nowhere to be seen Picture Quote #1

We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom, or uphold human rights. We are hated because our government denies these things to people in Third World countries whose resources are coveted by our multinational corporations. That hatred we have sown has come back to haunt us in the form of terrorism Picture Quote #1

I had volunteered for the Air Force and was an enthusiastic bombardier. While dropping bombs on Europe, I generally didn’t understand what I was doing Picture Quote #1

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Because of the control of the media by corporate wealth, the discovery of truth depends on an alternative media, such as small radio stations, networks, programs. Also, alternative newspapers, which exist all over the country. Also, cable TV programs, which are not dependent on commercial advertising. Also, the internet, which can reach millions of people by-passing the conventional media Picture Quote #1

When [Ralph Waldo] Emerson visited Thoreau in jail and asked, ‘What are you doing in there?’ it was reported that Thoreau replied, ‘What are you doing out there?’ Picture Quote #1

The Roman Empire came to an end, but the Roman people didn’t come to an end, so I see the American Empire coming to an end just as other empires have come to an end Picture Quote #1

We better rethink the position of the United States in the world and whether we want to be an empire. Being an empire puts all of us in jeopardy. The American Empire, while it was just wreaking havoc on other nations, didn’t bother us Picture Quote #1

Even if you assume presidents were democratically elected they still have no right to keep secrets from the American people Picture Quote #1

Terrorism and war have something in common. They both involve the killing of innocent people to achieve what the killers believe is a good end Picture Quote #1

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I have no regrets about my political activity, only that I sometimes got carried away with it and didn’t find the right balance between obligations to my family and my need to be involved in social movements Picture Quote #1

War is terrorism ... Terrorism is the willingness to kill large numbers of people for some presumably good cause. That’s what terrorists are about Picture Quote #1

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience Picture Quote #1

Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders . . . . and millions have been killed because of this obedience . . . Picture Quote #1

Use the Day of Atonement not to pray for the dead but to act for the living, to rescue those about to die Picture Quote #1

So long as atrocities remain remote, abstract, they will be tolerated, even by decent people Picture Quote #1

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There is a hard core of people in the United States who will not be moved, whatever facts you present, from their conviction that this nation means only to do good, and almost always does good, in the world, that it is the beacon of liberty and freedom Picture Quote #1

I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can’t rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may be justified, if it is focused directly at a great evil Picture Quote #1

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression Picture Quote #1

It must surely be a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit that even a small number of those men and women in the hell of the prison system survive it and hold on to their humanity Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s a short step from banning to burning Picture Quote #1

War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times Picture Quote #1

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We must transfer our anger to the brutalities of our time Picture Quote #1

People should go where they are not supposed to go, say what they are not supposed to say, and stay when they are told to leave Picture Quote #1

It was an old lesson learned by governments: that war solves problems of control Picture Quote #1

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates Picture Quote #1

Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people Picture Quote #1

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people Picture Quote #1

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The term ‘just war’ is an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge of our time is how to deal with evil, tyranny and oppression without killing huge numbers of people (Howard Zinn Quotes) I believe there are huge numbers of people in this country who would be willing to have radical changes in our economic and social system in order to make it a more egalitarian society and do away with homelessness and hunger and clean up the environment. But these people have no voice. They have no way of expressing themselves. Elections give them no way of expressing themselves (Howard Zinn Quotes) Are terrorists going to be deterred -- are terrorists going to be scared if we react violently? No. They love it. That’s what they dote on. They dote on violence. They dote on having more reasons to commit more terrorism (Howard Zinn Quotes) The First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights in the United States Constitution were being violated in Albany again and again freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the equal protection of the laws I could count at least 30 such violations. Yet the president, sworn to uphold the Constitution, and all the agencies of the United States government at his disposal, were nowhere to be seen (Howard Zinn Quotes) We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom, or uphold human rights. We are hated because our government denies these things to people in Third World countries whose resources are coveted by our multinational corporations. That hatred we have sown has come back to haunt us in the form of terrorism (Howard Zinn Quotes) I had volunteered for the Air Force and was an enthusiastic bombardier. While dropping bombs on Europe, I generally didn’t understand what I was doing (Howard Zinn Quotes) Because of the control of the media by corporate wealth, the discovery of truth depends on an alternative media, such as small radio stations, networks, programs. Also, alternative newspapers, which exist all over the country. Also, cable TV programs, which are not dependent on commercial advertising. Also, the internet, which can reach millions of people by-passing the conventional media (Howard Zinn Quotes) When [Ralph Waldo] Emerson visited Thoreau in jail and asked, ‘What are you doing in there?’ it was reported that Thoreau replied, ‘What are you doing out there?’ (Howard Zinn Quotes) The Roman Empire came to an end, but the Roman people didn’t come to an end, so I see the American Empire coming to an end just as other empires have come to an end. (Howard Zinn Quotes) We better rethink the position of the United States in the world and whether we want to be an empire. Being an empire puts all of us in jeopardy. The American Empire, while it was just wreaking havoc on other nations, didn’t bother us. (Howard Zinn Quotes) Even if you assume presidents were democratically elected they still have no right to keep secrets from the American people. (Howard Zinn Quotes) Terrorism and war have something in common. They both involve the killing of innocent people to achieve what the killers believe is a good end. (Howard Zinn Quotes) I have no regrets about my political activity, only that I sometimes got carried away with it and didn’t find the right balance between obligations to my family and my need to be involved in social movements. (Howard Zinn Quotes) War is terrorism ... Terrorism is the willingness to kill large numbers of people for some presumably good cause. That’s what terrorists are about. (Howard Zinn Quotes) The problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience. (Howard Zinn Quotes) Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders . . . . and millions have been killed because of this obedience . . . . (Howard Zinn Quotes) Use the Day of Atonement not to pray for the dead but to act for the living, to rescue those about to die. (Howard Zinn Quotes) So long as atrocities remain remote, abstract, they will be tolerated, even by decent people (Howard Zinn Quotes) There is a hard core of people in the United States who will not be moved, whatever facts you present, from their conviction that this nation means only to do good, and almost always does good, in the world, that it is the beacon of liberty and freedom. (Howard Zinn Quotes) I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can’t rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may be justified, if it is focused directly at a great evil. (Howard Zinn Quotes) One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression (Howard Zinn Quotes) It must surely be a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit that even a small number of those men and women in the hell of the prison system survive it and hold on to their humanity (Howard Zinn Quotes) Sometimes it’s a short step from banning to burning (Howard Zinn Quotes) War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times (Howard Zinn Quotes) We must transfer our anger to the brutalities of our time (Howard Zinn Quotes) People should go where they are not supposed to go, say what they are not supposed to say, and stay when they are told to leave (Howard Zinn Quotes) It was an old lesson learned by governments: that war solves problems of control (Howard Zinn Quotes) If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates (Howard Zinn Quotes) Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people (Howard Zinn Quotes) There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people (Howard Zinn Quotes)

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