Foreword |
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Joan of Arc |
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Ask yourself: What was I born to do? |
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Martin Luther |
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15 | (6) |
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One voice can shake the earth. |
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Galileo Galilei |
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Ask questions. There is no end to what is waiting to be discovered. |
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Samuel Adams |
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The steadiness of commitment can do more in the long term than unsustainable sparks. |
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Frederick Douglass |
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33 | (6) |
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It is just one word, but these six letters are enough to start a revolution: Enough. |
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Sojourner Truth |
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39 | (4) |
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We all have the power to speak up and speak out. |
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Susan B. Anthony |
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43 | (6) |
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Sisterhood can fuel a revolution. |
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Lozen the Apache Warrior |
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49 | (4) |
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Your most powerful weapon is your mind. |
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Sitting Bull |
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53 | (6) |
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The first step is to stand your ground. |
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Queen Liliuokalani |
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59 | (8) |
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Do not let fear of failure prevent you from trying. |
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Lucretia Mott |
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67 | (6) |
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The books we read can change our lives-and the world. |
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Ida B. Wells |
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73 | (6) |
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Injustice thrives in silence. When we speak and write our truth, things change. |
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Mohandas Gandhi |
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79 | (6) |
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You don't have to use your fists. |
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Emiliano Zapata |
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85 | (6) |
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We must speak for the voiceless. |
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
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91 | (4) |
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The instinct to run away is natural. It's how we respond to that instinct that defines our courage. |
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Chiune Sugihara |
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95 | (4) |
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Sometimes you must break the rules to do what's right. |
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Hedy Lamarr |
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99 | (4) |
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Every solution begins with the question "What if?" |
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Nelson Mandela |
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103 | (4) |
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We do not need to see ourselves as heroes to change the world. |
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Oskar Schindler |
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107 | (4) |
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Whoever saves one life saves the world entire. |
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The Dalai Lama |
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111 | (6) |
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The people who want to do good are the real majority. Troublemakers make up just a handful of all the people in the world. |
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Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez |
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117 | (4) |
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Honor the hands that harvest your crops. |
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Fannie Lou Hamer |
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121 | (6) |
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Our vote is one of the most valuable things we own. |
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Rachel Carson |
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127 | (6) |
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Earth is our home. When we fight for nature, we fight for ourselves. |
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John Lewis |
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133 | (6) |
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Find a way-to get in the way. |
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X |
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139 | (8) |
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In our differences, we can spur each other toward a common cause. |
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Miriam Makeba |
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147 | (6) |
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The people who make art, the people who sing songs, they give hope and sustenance to the resistance. |
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Harvey Milk |
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153 | (6) |
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Oppression isolates us. Resistance unites us. |
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Wangari Maathai |
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159 | (4) |
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In forestry, as in life, there are too many people cutting and not enough people planting. |
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Archbishop Oscar Romero |
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163 | (4) |
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Our silence does not protect us. |
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Malala Yousafzai |
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167 | (6) |
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Janet Mock |
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173 | (4) |
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Freedom must be inclusive. |
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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II |
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177 | (4) |
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We can't take for granted the rights we cherish. They need continual protecting. |
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Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi |
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181 | (6) |
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Injustice need not render you powerless. |
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Anastasia Somoza |
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187 | (4) |
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The world may look at you and say, "You can't." You must know in your heart that you can. |
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The Million Women of the Women's March |
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191 | (8) |
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Always be ready to march again. |
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Afterword |
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199 | (6) |
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Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School |
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Learn More about the Power of Resistance |
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