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G_j

(40,367 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:10 AM Nov 2018

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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.”

Howard Zinn

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Great quote. Thank you. klook Nov 2018 #1

klook

(12,154 posts)

1. Great quote. Thank you.

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:18 AM

Nov 2018

I've been thinking about this very notion. We can't wait for the world to change before we embrace the good within it.

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