“Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We’re finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
“Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?”
“Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world. They force people to get involved in the kind of examination that has only one aim and that is to stamp out dissent.”
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”
“Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first base.”
“Don’t let your mouth write no checks that your tail can’t cash.”
“The will of the majority, the natural law of every society, is the only sure guardian of the rights of man. Perhaps even this may sometimes err; but its errors are honest, solitary and short-lived.”
“I know where I’m going and I know the truth and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.”
“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.”
“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”