Before God and high heaven, is there a law for one man which is not a law for every other man?
Howard ZinnWe need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children.
Howard ZinnVoting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.
Howard ZinnWhen people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.
Howard ZinnIf racism can't be shown to be natural then it is the result of certain conditions, and we are impelled to eliminate those conditions.
Howard ZinnI think a way to behave is to think not in terms of representative government, not in terms of voting, not in terms of electoral politics, but thinking in terms of organizing social movements, organizing in the work place, organizing in the neighborhood, organizing collectives that can become strong enough to eventually take over - first to become strong enough to resist what has been done to them by authority, and second, later, to become strong enough to actually take over the institutions.
Howard Zinn