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The end is what you want and the means is how you get it.


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The despair is there; now it's up to us to go in and rub raw the sores of discontent, galvanize them for radical social change.

The despair is there; now it's up to us to go in and rub raw the sores of discontent, galvanize them for radical social change.



True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.

True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.



They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.

They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot. When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.



Control healthcare and you control the people

Control healthcare and you control the people



Never let a crisis go to waste

Never let a crisis go to waste



History is a relay of revolutions.

History is a relay of revolutions.



In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.

In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.



Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.



The fourth rule is: "Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules." You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.

The fourth rule is: "Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules." You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.



The establishment can accept being screwed, but not being laughed at

The establishment can accept being screwed, but not being laughed at





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It was 5:45pm when I decided my future. By 9:43 I was well on my way to making it all come true. At 11:16 I took the first step to make it a reality. At 11:17 I fell and found peace.

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To err is human, to forgive is divine... but I’m only a cardinal and cardinals are human, so rather than forgiving you I’m going to err towards beating you with this stick.

To err is human, to forgive is divine... but I’m only a cardinal and cardinals are human, so rather than forgiving you I’m going to err towards beating you with this stick.



Eat your food slowly and chew each bite completely (20-30 chomps is ideal) to facilitate proper digestion.

Eat your food slowly and chew each bite completely (20-30 chomps is ideal) to facilitate proper digestion.



If there were a science of human beings it would be anthropology that aims at understanding the totality of experience through structural context.

If there were a science of human beings it would be anthropology that aims at understanding the totality of experience through structural context.



I always enjoy where I'm at throughout the world.

I always enjoy where I'm at throughout the world.



Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.



Have I got a mother-in-law. She's so neat she puts paper under the cuckoo clock.

Have I got a mother-in-law. She's so neat she puts paper under the cuckoo clock.



I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.

I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.



History furnishes to politics all the arguments that it needs, for the chosen cause.

History furnishes to politics all the arguments that it needs, for the chosen cause.



I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were like super stoked on me and asked me to join their band.

I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were like super stoked on me and asked me to join their band.




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