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"Oh So Now It's Cool To Be An Indian!?": One Long Island Indian's Story

by Donna Gentle Spirit Barron

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Messiah Within: A Guide to Embracing Your Inner Divinity

by Robin H. Clare

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Slouching Towards Bethlehem

by Joan Didion

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“I am the interpretation of the prophet
I am the artist in the coffin
I am the brave flag stained with blood
I am the wounds overcome
I am the dream refusing to sleep
I am the bare-breasted voice of liberty
I am the comic the insult and the laugh
I am the right the middle and the left
I am the poached eggs in the sky
I am the Parisian streets at night
I am the dance that swings till dawn
I am the grass on the greener lawn
I am the respectful neighbour and the graceful man
I am the encouraging smile and the helping hand
I am the straight back and the lifted chin
I am the tender heart and the will to win
I am the rainbow in rain
I am the human who won’t die in vain
I am Athena of Greek mythology
I am the religion that praises equality
I am the woman of stealth and affection
I am the man of value and compassion
I am the wild horse ploughing through
I am the shoulder to lean onto
I am the Muslim the Jew and the Christian
I am the Dane the French and the Palestinian
I am the straight the square and the round
I am the white the black and the brown
I am the free speech and the free press
I am the freedom to express
I will die for my right to be all the above here mentioned
And should threat encounter I’ll pull my pencil”
― Mie Hansson, Where Pain Thrives

tags: courage, diversity, equality, i-am-charlie, inspirational-quotes, je-suis-charlie, justice, liberty, overcome-obstacles, poetry-quotes, political-philosophy, political-power, strength-of-character, strong-willed, strong-women

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“Balance hangs in the fingers of Peace”
― James Butler

tags: balance, inspirational-quotes, leadership, peace, strength, wisdom

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“Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the conditions of peace and chaos that impact the lives of those who inhabit one’s beloved extended community.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

tags: 2016-presidential-race, accountability, beloved-community, civic-duty, civic-responsibility, civic-virtue, civil-disobedience, communities, democracy, democratic-process, discourse-on-a-better-world, discourse-on-democracy, discourse-on-freedom, editorials-on-democracy, emigrants, gun-laws, gun-violence, human-rights, immigration, leadership, leadership-characteristics, leadership-theory, national-history-day, peace, peace-on-earth, police-culture, police-reform, political-art, political-chaos, political-commentary, political-ethics, political-philosophy, political-poets, political-posters, political-rights, political-theory, postered-poetics-by-aberjhani, practicing-democracy, presidential-election, right-to-vote, sustainable-living, teaching-democracy, voting

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“Simple shifts in points of view can open doors to expansions of consciousness as easily as rigid dispositions can close hearts and minds to such elevated awareness. It generally depends on whether you allow fear and violence to rule your actions or whether you give wisdom, courage, and compassion the authority to do so.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

tags: compassion, compassion-heals-lives, courage, courageousness, cultural-perspectives, expanded-consciousness, faith-in-humanity, fear, love-for-humanity, metacognition, nonviolent-conflict-resolution, points-of-views, police-reform, postered-poetics-by-aberjhani, violence, wisdom-quotes, world-suicide-prevention-day, xenophobia

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“Diversity is an aspect of human existence that cannot be eradicated by terrorism or war or self-consuming hatred. It can only be conquered by recognizing and claiming the wealth of values it represents for all.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays