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“The freedom movement was expansive. It was about transforming the entire country. It was not simply about acquiring civil rights within a framework that itself would not change.”
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“The Warrior fights before he’s taught how. He just fights, and if you hit him he steps forwards towards you”
― Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe
― Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe
“The effect of life in society is to complicate and confuse our existence, making us forget who we really are by causing us to become obsessed with what we are not.”
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
“Our histories never unfold in isolation. We cannot truly tell what we consider to be our own histories without knowing the other stories. And often we discover that those other stories are actually our own stories.”
― Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
― Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
“We'll all be jokers, in the pack,
Just go harder, in attack.
Dealing's fun, so hurry back,
Enjoy the game, avoid the flak."
But one by one the card players at their fateful table were taken away. The cards were last used when the platoon was down to just four soldiers.
[...]
They were spooked by their cards, not at all liking how the hands fell as they played the game called 'Advance.
"Slow down a bit" kien suggested. "If we leave this game unfinished heaven will grant favours, keeping us alive to return and finish the game. So slow down and we'll survive this battle and continue the game later. "
"You're cunning" said Thanh grinning. "But heaven is not stupid. You can't cheat him. If you play only half the game the old chap up there will send for all four of us and we'll torment each other.”
― The Sorrow of War
Just go harder, in attack.
Dealing's fun, so hurry back,
Enjoy the game, avoid the flak."
But one by one the card players at their fateful table were taken away. The cards were last used when the platoon was down to just four soldiers.
[...]
They were spooked by their cards, not at all liking how the hands fell as they played the game called 'Advance.
"Slow down a bit" kien suggested. "If we leave this game unfinished heaven will grant favours, keeping us alive to return and finish the game. So slow down and we'll survive this battle and continue the game later. "
"You're cunning" said Thanh grinning. "But heaven is not stupid. You can't cheat him. If you play only half the game the old chap up there will send for all four of us and we'll torment each other.”
― The Sorrow of War
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