Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.

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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

War itself is the enemy of the human race.

War itself is the enemy of the human race.

(Nationalism is) a set of beliefs taught to each generation in which the Motherland or...

(Nationalism is) a set of beliefs taught to each generation in which the Motherland or...

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates

If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press...

If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press...

We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured...

We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured...

Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S....

Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S....

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates.

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates.

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more...

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more...

In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign...

In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign...

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

Freedom doesnt mean an absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the...

Freedom doesnt mean an absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

I am a precious evil.

I am a precious evil.

Conviction brings a silent, indefinable beauty into faces made of the commonest human clay; the...

Conviction brings a silent, indefinable beauty into faces made of the commonest human clay; the...

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions.

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to...

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to...