But it was not enough simply to perceive injustice. Mass resistance was possible only when people believed they had the collective capacity to change things. For poor people, this required identifying with the oppressed, and counting yourself among them–which was something most trailer park residents were absolutely unwilling to do. Matthew Desmond
The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.
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J.k. Rowling
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
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Oscar Wilde
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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Mark Twain
Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
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George Orwell
I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.
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Suzanne Collins
More Quotes By Matthew Desmond
In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way...
Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.
You’re not a human being until you value something more than the life of your body. And the greater the thing you live and die for the greater you are.
You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.
Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.
