If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you to speak out?

Quote by Jim Hightower

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Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not...

Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not...

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there,...

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there,...

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the...

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the...

The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as...

The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as...

It's hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster...

It's hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster...

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's...

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's...

There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon...

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon...

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay...

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay...

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the...

It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the...

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level -...

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level -...

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can...

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can...

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But...

But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But...