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Martin Luther King, Jr.

5 Nov

Martin Luther King, Jr.

mlking“The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

A.J. Leibling

10 Jul

Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.

- A.J. Leibling

Jean-Paul Sartré

26 Jun

“The revolution you dream of is not ours. You don’t want to change the world, you want to blow it up.”

-Jean-Paul Sartré, Dirty Hands

Miles Davis

19 Jun

“I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.”

-Miles Davis

Dwight D. Eisenhower

18 Jun

“Don’t join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.”

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Chuck Palahniuk

17 Jun

“You grow up to become living proof of your parents’ limitations.”

-Chuck Palahniuk Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey