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

Quote by Howard Zinn

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(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...

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

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.

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....

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

War itself is the enemy of the human race.

War itself is the enemy of the human race.

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...

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

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...

After a battle is over, people talk a lot about how decisions were methodically reached,...

After a battle is over, people talk a lot about how decisions were methodically reached,...

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

No great marketing decisions have ever been made on quantitative data

No great marketing decisions have ever been made on quantitative data

Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not.

Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not.

It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.

It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...