“The public would like scientists to predict earthquakes. We can’t do that. We might never be able to do that. What people and government can do is work to make sure our houses, schools and hospitals don’t fall down when the next big one strikes, and that we’re all prepared for the difficult aftermaths. We can look around our homes and our workplace and think about what would happen to them if the terra firma …

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“The truth is always something that is told,not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.” — Susan Sontag, The Benefactor …

“Those who thrive within the structure of large corporations tend to be adept at pleasing rather than subverting institutional power. It follows then that those who succeed in corporate journalism are suited to accommodate power. They identify with institutional authority and are skilled at serving, not combating it.” — Glenn Greenwald …

“Refusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the least well off.” — Thomas Piketty …

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” — Muhammad Ali …

“Somewhere along the way, Capitalism reduced the idea of justice to mean just “human rights,” and the idea of dreaming of equality became blasphemous. We are not fighting to tinker with reforming a system that needs to replaced.” — Arundhati Roy …

I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is… to tell the truth.”
? Howard Zinn …

“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” ? Henry David Thoreau, Walden …

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” ? William Faulkner …

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.” — Mahatma Gandhi …