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“The most powerful antidotes to cruelty, abuse, and indifference are not anger and sadness, but love, peace, joy, and openhearted creative enthusiasm for this precious gift of a human life. Just as Thich Nhat Hanh has wisely said that without inner peace, we cannot contribute to the peace movement, so it is also that without inner freedom, we cannot contribute to the liberation of animals, which is the essential prerequisite to meaningful human freedom.”
― Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver Quartet Omnibus Deluxe Collector's Edition

“Democracies die more often through the ballot box than at gunpoint.”
― Heather Cox Richardson, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

“I love humanity but I hate people.”
― Edna St. Vincent Millay