(Howard Zinn)
“Being optimistic in bad times is not romantic and foolish. It is based on the fact that the history of humanity is a history not only of cruelty but also of sympathy, sacrifice, courage, and teamwork. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, this destroys our ability to do something. If we remember those times and places – and there are a lot of them – where people act wonderfully, this gives us the energy to work, and at least the ability to send this world in a different direction instead of destruction. We wait for the perfect future until it happens an endless series of gifts and accomplishments. Living now as we believe human beings must live in defiance of all that is bad around us, is in itself a wonderful victory. ”
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