8 quotes by Howard Zinn

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2 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“Capitalism has always been a failure for the lower classes. It is now beginning to fail for the middle classes.” – Howard Zinn tags: capitalism
1 fav 1↑ / 0↓	“Patriotism is not obedience to government. Patriotism is obedience to the principals for which government is supposed to stand.” – Howard Zinn tags: patriotism, government, politics
0 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.” – Howard Zinn tags: war, government
0 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” – Howard Zinn tags: patriotism
0 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.” – Howard Zinn tags: society, power
0 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children.” – Howard Zinn tags: war
0 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“War itself is the enemy of the human race.” – Howard Zinn tags: war
0 favs 1↑ / 0↓	“One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.” – Howard Zinn tags: war, freedom