“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.”  --Thomas Paine

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”  -- Franklin Deleno Roosevelt

"Something…something…if you give a man someone to feel superior to, they will empty their packets and hand you their money."  --Lyndon Johnson

"Lies corrode the world, and tyranny feeds on our cynicism. The only antidote is not only to resist what corrodes us but to rediscover — together — what is worth fighting for."  --Roger Berkowitz, The Tyranny of Lies

“We are at the loneliest point in the most hyperconnected place in world history.”  --@LisaKamen on @HHTalkRadio

"If you hold power, use it. If you have wealth, put it on the line. If you have a platform, speak the truth. Freedom survives only when those with the most to lose are willing to risk it."  --Rachel Vindman 

https://rachelvindman.substack.com/p/courage-is-the-antidote

"We may be through with the past, but the past isn't through with us."  --Paul Thomas Anderson