“To make me believe that those men who have regulated education in our country have humanity in their hearts is to make me believe a lie.”~Robert Purvis American abolitionist Robert Purvis was born on this day in 1810.
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“A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.”~Irving Babbitt American academic and literary critic Irving Babbitt was born on this day in 1865.
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“I know that there are no limits to which the powers of privilege will not go to keep the workers in slavery.”~Mother Jones Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher, and dressmaker who later became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist Mary Harris Jones, also known as Mother Jones, was baptized on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for August 01, 2025
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“Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all are corrupted. Where injustice reins, all are unequal.”~Whitney M. Young American social worker and civil rights leader Whitney M. Young was born on this day in 1921.
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“War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.”~Smedley Butler American whistleblower, antiwar activist, and retired United States Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler was born on this day in 1881.
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“Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.”~Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld was born on this day in 1905.
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“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
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“Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.”~Alfred Marshall English economist Alfred Marshall was born on this day in 1842.
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“This is the secret of propaganda: To totally saturate the person, whom the propaganda wants to lay hold of, with the ideas of the propaganda, without him even noticing that he is being saturated.”~Paul Watzlawick Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communication theorist, and philosopher Paul Watzlawick was born on this day in 1921.
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“We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive.”~Chief Dan George Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Dan George was born on this day in 1899.
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