“We have to ensure that everybody’s voice is heard equally, or nobody’s will be.”~David Hogg American gun control activist David Hogg was born on this day in 2000.
“We have to ensure that everybody’s voice is heard equally, or nobody’s will be.”~David Hogg American gun control activist David Hogg was born on this day in 2000.
“An industry that cannot pay its workers a decent living wage has no right to exist.”~Fiorello H. La Guardia American attorney and politician Fiorello H. La Guardia was born on this day in 1882.
“With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.”~William Lloyd Garrison American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer William Lloyd Garrison was born on this day in 1805.
“Everywhere you will find that the wealth of the wealthy springs from the poverty of the poor.”~Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and geographer Peter Kropotkin was born on this day in 1842.
“Protest is, at its core, designed to move policy.”~Joy Reid American political commentator and television host Joy Reid was born on this day in 1968.
“Education has in America’s whole history been the major hope for improving the individual and society.”~Gunnar Myrdal Swedish economist and sociologist Gunnar Myrdal was born on this day in 1898.
“I react very badly when mediocrity throws a tantrum of entitlement.”~Lee Siegel American writer and cultural critic Lee Siegel was born on this day in 1957.
“The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.”~Wassily Kandinsky Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky was born on this day in 1866.
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.”~Gamaliel Bailey American physician, abolitionist, journalist, editor, and publisher Gamaliel Bailey was born on this day in 1807.
“We only have one earth. Let’s take care of it.”~Deb Haaland American politician Deb Haaland was born on this day in 1960.
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