“For my own part, I have been wont to converse with poverty; and however disagreeable a companion she may be thought to be by the affluent and luxurious, who were never acquainted with her, I can live happily with her the remainder of my life if I can thereby contribute to the redemption of my country.” – (Samuel Adams)
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” (Ernest Hemingway – 1946)
“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”
— (Cornel West)
““You ask a question that philosophers argue over,” Chiron had said. “He is worth more to you, perhaps. But the stranger is someone else’s friend and brother. So which life is more important?” We had been silent. We were fourteen, and these things were too hard for us. Now that we are twenty-seven, they still feel too hard.”- (Madeline Miller – The Song of Achilles)
“You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.” – ( Matshaua Dhilwayo)