“Look at situations as contingent, not as inevitable, look at them as the result of a series of historical choices made by men and women, as facts of society made by human beings, and not as natural or god-given, therefore unchangeable, permanent, irreversible.” — Edward Said …

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?” — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi …

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.” — Alexis de Tocqueville
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“Remember the solidarity shown to Palestine here and everywhere… and remember also that there is a cause to which many people have committed themselves, difficulties and terrible obstacles notwithstanding. Why? Because it is a just cause, a noble ideal, a moral quest for equality and human rights.” – Edward Said …

“It is not too late for America to change the course it has been charting for the past few years. But this course change will not happen on its own volition. It requires an engagement by the American citizenry on a scale that has not been witnessed in recent times.” — Scott Ritter from “Target Iran.” …

“If you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. If you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist.” — Manuel Alcantara. …

“The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door.” — Ralph Nader …

“Revolution is a fully conscious act. It is not the spasm of a primitive bestiality. There is no lack of just inference between the guiding idea and the action set upon.” –- Praxedis G. Guerrero. …

Arch bishop Oscar Romero once said:

“Peace is not the product of terror or fear.
Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.
Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.
Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all.
Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity.
It is right and it is duty.”
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“The right to vote…is the primary right by which other rights are protected.”– Thomas Paine …