On the Media
"One of the rules of journalism is that when you mention George Bush's name in an article, the headline has to speak of his "visions" and the article has to talk about his "dreams." Maybe there will be a photograph of him peering into the distance, right next to the article. It's become a journalistic convention. A lead story in the Wall Street Journal yesterday had the words vision and dream about ten times." (2003)
On Overcoming Propaganda
"You have to be able to develop an attitude of critical examination toward whatever is presented to you."
On Peace Activists and Others Who Want Change
"They should be realistic. Consider abolitionism. How long did the struggle go on before the abolitionist movement made any progress? If you give up every time you don't achieve the immediate gain you want, you're just guaranteeing that the worst is going to happen. These are hard, long struggles. And, in fact, what has happened in the last couple of months [regarding marches against the invasion of Iraq] should be seen quite positively. The basis was created for expansion and development of a peace and justice movement that can go on to much harder tasks. And that's the way these things are. You can't expect an easy victory after one protest march."
"If you want to do something, you have to be dedicated and committed to it day after day. Educational programs, organizing, activism. That's the way things change."
"Dedicated, committed effort can bring about significant changes of consciousness and understanding."
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