Publicity, discussion, and agitation are necessary to accomplish any work of lasting benefit.
Interpretation
Active engagement and communication are essential for achieving meaningful change.
This quote highlights the importance of publicity, discussion, and agitation in driving progress and fostering lasting change. It suggests that to achieve significant work that benefits society, one must be willing to engage openly with others, stimulate dialogue, and challenge the status quo.
In practice
During a community meeting to rally support for a local initiative, this quote can inspire participants to actively engage and voice their concerns.
God, how patient are Thy poor! These corporations and masters of manipulation in finance heaping up great fortunes by a system of legalized extortion, and then exacting from the contributors-to whom a little means so much-a double share to guard the treasure!
Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves. When zealous agents of the Government arrest suspected "radicals" without warrant, hold them without prompt trial, deny them access to counsel and admission of bail....we have shorn the Bill of Rights of its sanctity.
Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly.
Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely.
Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything really good.
There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.
How you see your future is much more important that what has happened in your past.
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.
Within you is the divine capacity to manifest and attract all you desire.
If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher, the law of averages - not to mention the myth of Icarus - predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: There is no such thing as failure.
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