Brandon

“As they carried on along and met more people Furlong did and did not know, he found himself asking was there any point in being alive without helping one another? Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life, without once being brave enough to go against what was there yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror?”
― Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These

“We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life’s marketplace. But one day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. It means that questions must be raised. And you see, my friends, when you deal with this you begin to ask the question, “Who owns the oil?” You begin to ask the question, “Who owns the iron ore?” You begin to ask the question, “Why is it that people have to pay water bills in a world that’s two-thirds water?” These are words that must be said.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

“The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.”
― Thomas Paine, Rights of Man

“He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it.”
― Henry George