This page will be used to discuss the activities of the Sycamore Democratic Socialists. It will be used to announce dates of special meetings and other special events. Members are also welcome to use the page to post suggestions or ideas or have discussions regarding the organization. A Selection of Quotes:
Eugene Victor Debs
"The most heroic word in all languages is revolution." Karl Marx
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point, however, is to change it.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bo***ge of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, we must see the need of having nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men to rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.”
Howard Zinn
“If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.”
Oscar Wilde
“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias.”
Cornel West
“Racism is a moral catastrophe, most graphically seen in the prison industrial complex and targeted police surveillance in black and brown ghettos rendered invisible in public discourse.”
Dalton Trumbo
“When one man says, “No, I won’t,” Rome begins to fear.”
Ralph Ellison
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me
Amy Goodman
“The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government.”
Saul Alinsky
“The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away”.
