“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” – Albert Einstein (20030502fr1702)
Category: Activism
Live for the Future, Responsible Living
“Tomorrow can be a better day than yesterday if we live responsibly today.” – Greg Johnson (20030224mo)
Independence, Individuality, Activism
“Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Angela Monet (20021208su)
Activism, Purpose
“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (20021113we)
Tobacco
“Tobacco kills more than 400,000 Americans a year. That’s more than suicide, traffic accidents, AIDS, murder, illicit drugs, and alcohol combined. But you won’t hear about that on the news.” – www.thetruth.com (20021108fr)
Tobacco
“Every 8 seconds the tobacco industry loses a customer . . . because they die.” – www.thetruth.com (20021108fr)
Tobacco Advertising
“Tobacco advertising is like peer pressure with a 15 million dollar a day budget.” – www.thetruth.com (20021108fr)
War
“Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind…. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and… Continue reading War
Heaven on Earth
“The music of heaven will soon overtake the earth. ” – Darryl Evans from We Will Embrace Your Move (20020803sa)
Iowa City Welcomes a Police State
by Gregory Paul Johnson Certain communities across America have long been recognized as ideal testing grounds for various commercial products and services as well as social programming studies. For example, when a new product is introduced, it is often introduced in a test market first. Iowa City is frequently chosen as a test market because… Continue reading Iowa City Welcomes a Police State
War
“Armament and war are the means by which the landlords and capitalists make their profit, while the poor suffer.” – Deguchi Onisaburo (20020423tu)
Nonviolence, Peace
“Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” – Gandhi (20011101th)