"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way."
-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
“Remember that all through history the
way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and
for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it,
ALWAYS.”
-Mahatma Ghandi
"Don't let them fool ya,
Or even try to school ya! Oh, no!
We've got a mind of our own,
So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right!
Love would never leave us alone,
A-yin the darkness there must come out to light."
-Bob Marley, Could You Be Loved?
"You know, it's not easy, it's not very easy. Because, to some people belly-full, you know, them protest for the system, they will fight for the system, because, them cool, them belly-full
but you have others that -- a lot of hungry people, where, them could have full them."
- Bob Marley, circa 1970 about bringing about change in the system of control and privilege
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look? Ooh
Some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fullfil the book
