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November 24, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“Revolutions can, and often have, begun with reading.”

  Happy birthday, Arundhati Roy! 58, today! Here are some quotes from the author.   “For reasons that I don’t…

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September 18, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“You rebel not only for what you can achieve, but for who you become.”

  Happy birthday, Chris Hedges! 63, today. Here are some quotes from the writer.   “There will be rebels. They…

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July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Videos, Writing

“Mastery of language affords remarkable power.”

  Happy birthday, Frantz Fanon! Here are some quotes from the philosopher, revolutionary, and writer. “When I write things like…

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July 19, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“The truth of art lies in its power to break the monopoly of established reality to define what is real.”

  Happy birthday, Herbert Marcuse! Here are some quotes from the philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist. “[Art] can speak its…

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June 25, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.”

Happy birthday, George Orwell! Here are some quotes from the writer.   “The imagination, like certain wild animals, will not…

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June 14, 2019 - Birthday, Politics, Quotes

“The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love.”

  Happy birthday, Che Guevara! Here some quotes from the revolutionary. “I have lived magnificent days.” “If you tremble with…

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May 19, 2019 - Birthday, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.”

  Happy birthday, El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X! Here are some quotes from the civil rights and human rights…

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March 1, 2019April 4, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

“The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.”

Happy birthday, Ralph Ellison! Here are some quotes from his writing. “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”…

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February 27, 2019April 4, 2019 - Birthday, Politics, Quotes

“Power has to be insecure to be responsive.”

Happy birthday, Ralph Nader! 85, today! “Half of democracy is about just showing up.” “We must strive to become good…

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February 23, 2019April 4, 2019 - Birthday, Politics, Quotes

“Believe in life! Always human beings will progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.”

Happy birthday, W. E. B. Du Bois! Here are some quotes by this significant thinker. “Ignorance is a cure for…

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