““Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.””
     — Margaret Mead

Tags: Margaret Mead ∙ doubt ∙ group ∙ thoughtful ∙ committed ∙ citizens ∙ change ∙ World

❝❝You can't trust what the politicos and historians tell you. They each have their separate agendas. They need you to believe the Great Man on a White Horse myth. If ever there was a time when the ordinary person made a profound, undeniable, and fundamental change in society, it was in the 20^th Century civil rights movement. It didn't happen in the Capital building. It happened when a woman refused to give up her seat on a bus. It happened when a group of well dressed and well disciplined men faced down a mob and armed police officers. It took place at the Lincoln Memorial in front of a huge crowd. It happened when one man stood in front of a police squad and said "No." Congress and the Federal government had nothing to do with these acts. These actions and thousands more along with the faith of all those people, that's what changed the world.❞❞
     — NeoWayland

Tags: maxims ∙ civil rights ∙ Great Man on a White Horse myth ∙ ordinary people ∙ change ∙ society ∙ Capital building ∙ Lincoln Memorial ∙ man ∙ woman ∙ Congress ∙ Federal government

““The world doesn't work this way.””

““So change the world.””

     — Leverage, The Homecoming Job

Tags: change ∙ Leverage (TV)

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Tags: maxims ∙ change

❝❝Government is reactive. What individuals choose is much more important than the credit that politicos claim. Lasting change only happens when enough people got angry enough to demand change.❞❞
     — NeoWayland

Tags: maxims ∙ government ∙ individual ∙ choose ∙ reactive ∙ change ∙ politicos ∙ claim ∙ angry

I don't like either candidate. I don't trust either candidate. And I definitely don't trust the two major parties.

Tags: revolution ∙ change ∙ college ∙ university ∙ society ∙ ideas