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" As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young. "

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" Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it, also. "

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" Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. "

" I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. "

" Most damage that others do us is out of fear, humiliation and pain. Those feelings occur in all of us, not just in those of us who profess a certain religious or racial devotion. "

" The infinite faith I have in people's ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior. "

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