In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.

But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.

Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, they’re not remedied by the initiative of the national government or the politicians. They only respond to the power of social movements.

Where progress has been made, wherever any kind of injustice has been overturned, it’s been because people acted as citizens, and not as politicians. They didn’t just moan. They worked, they acted, they organized, they rioted if necessary to bring their situation to the attention of people in power. And that’s what we have to do today.

With the indiscriminate nature of modern military technology (no such thing as a "smart bomb," it turns out) all wars are wars against civilians, and are therefore inherently immoral. This is true even when a war is considered "just," because it is fought against a tyrant, against an aggressor, to correct a stolen boundary.

When we organize with one another, when we get involved, when we stand up and speak out together, we can create a power no government can suppress.

Education becomes most rich and alive when it confronts the reality of moral conflict in the world.