I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Martin SheenThis Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction.
Martin SheenMy first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.
Martin SheenIf all of the issues that I have worked on were depending on some measure of success, it would be a total failure. I don't anticipate success. We're not asked to be successful, we are only asked to be faithful. I couldn't even tell you what success is.
Martin SheenOnce you follow a path of nonviolence and social justice, it won't take you long before you come into conflict with the culture, with the society. You can't know what is at stake or how much it is going to cost you until you get in the game. That's the only way, and the level of cost is equal to the level of involvement.
Martin Sheen