Censorship, Thought Control, Secrecy, Darkness, Pat Frank, Alas, Babylon

“Censorship and thought control can exist only in secrecy and darkness.” ― Pat Frank, Alas, Babylon

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Vote, Most Powerful Nonviolent Change Agent, Democratic Society, John Lewis

“The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society.” - The late Rep. John Lewis

Found on page 1, Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020.

True Democracy, Racism, Feminism, Gloria Steinem

“There can be no true democracy with racism or without feminism.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 25.

Blind with Patriotism, Wrong is Wrong, Malcolm X

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it." - Malcolm X

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_390503.

Burning Books, Congratulate Librarians, Resisted Anti-Democratic Bullies, Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.

“So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” ― Kurt Vonnegut,A Man Without a Country

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2778055.Kurt_Vonnegut_Jr_.

Ships, Distance, Wish on Board, Zora Neale Hurston

"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board." - Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zora_neale_hurston_399019.

Three Classes of Men, Plato

“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.” ― Plato

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/879.Plato.