“If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.”~Emiliano Zapata Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was born on this day in 1879.
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Random Quote for August 07, 2025
“These are the days for strong men to courageously expose wrong.”~Powell Clayton American politician, diplomat, and businessman Powell Clayton was born on this day in 1833.
Random Quote for August 06, 2025
“Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.”~Daniel O’Connell Irish barrister, political activist, and politician Daniel O’Connell was born on this day in 1775.
Random Quote for August 05, 2025
“Unless one’s philosophy is all-inclusive, nothing can be understood.”~Mary Ritter Beard American historian, author, women’s suffrage activist, and women’s history archivist, and social justice advocate Mary Ritter Beard was born on this day in 1876.
Random Quote for August 04, 2025
“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.
Canceled
I have a small set of Story Engine cards I picked up at a Free RPG Day a couple of years ago. From time to time, I use them to help prompt a story. For this offering, I drew up “a model wants to gain freedom from a seductive poison, but it means giving up … Continue reading Canceled
Random Quote for August 02, 2025
“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.
Random Quote for August 01, 2025
“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
Random Quote for July 31, 2025
“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.
Random Quote for July 30, 2025
“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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