Listen, here's reality. It is completely unfair and absolutely necessary that people who have been oppressed and marginalized have to lead everybody. That is MLK, that is Dolores Huerta, that is Fannie Lou Hamer, that is Ella Jo Baker, that is Nelson Mandela. You walk down the line.
The usual pattern of demagogues is to promise the moon, fail to deliver, and then blame vulnerable others for those failures. - Van Jones
The usual pattern of demagogues is to promise the moon, fail to deliver, and then blame vulnerable others for those failures.
- Van Jones
In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say. - Van Jones
In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.
Now we stand at our own crossroads, looking out upon two futures: one with rising temperatures, rising oceans, and rising violence on a hot and strip… - Van Jones
Now we stand at our own crossroads, looking out upon two futures: one with rising temperatures, rising oceans, and rising violence on a hot and strip…
Dr. King didn't get famous giving a speech that said,"I have a complaint." - Van Jones
Dr. King didn't get famous giving a speech that said,"I have a complaint."
All humans have fear, and those of us who are fortunate have faith. - Van Jones
All humans have fear, and those of us who are fortunate have faith.
The green economy should not just be about reclaiming throw-away stuff. It should be about reclaiming thrown-away communities. It should not just be … - Van Jones
The green economy should not just be about reclaiming throw-away stuff. It should be about reclaiming thrown-away communities. It should not just be …
If you think love is weak, that's a personal problem because real love is the strongest thing in the universe. - Van Jones
If you think love is weak, that's a personal problem because real love is the strongest thing in the universe.
The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other. - Van Jones
The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other.
If the road to social transformation can be paved only by saints who never make mistakes, the road will NEVER be built. - Van Jones
If the road to social transformation can be paved only by saints who never make mistakes, the road will NEVER be built.
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