Peace without justice is tyranny
William Allen WhiteRead
So, dear friend, put fear out of your heart. This nation will survive, this state will prosper, the orderly business of life will go forward if only men can speak in whatever way given them to utter what their hearts hold — by voice, by posted card, by letter or by press. Reason never has failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of expressing oneself without fear for the betterment of society.
William Allen White highlights the significance of open communication and the necessity of overcoming fear in order to foster progress and resilience within a community or nation. He asserts that when individuals are free to express their thoughts and feelings—regardless of the medium—they contribute to the survival and prosperity of their society. It is not a lack of reason that leads to chaos, but rather suppression and coercion that stifle human potential.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about freedom of speech at a rally.
Peace without justice is tyranny
In education, we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.
I have tried to teach people there are three kicks in every dollar: one, when you make it; two, when you have it. The third kick it when you give it away - and it is the biggest kick of all.
Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.
Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.
Any appeasement of tyranny is treason.
If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud. When we dropped the bomb, it was not our intention to kill anybody. We have bombed the British Government. The British must quit India and make her free.
my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.
You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.
I was fighting a small fight of my own which wasn't leading _x000D_ anywhere-but like a man with a bent spoon trying to dig through a cement wall I knew that a small fight was better than quitting: it _x000D_ kept the heart alive.
what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority
Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.
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