The Natural State Of A Human Being

Men And Women With Freed Minds May Often Be Mistaken, But They Are Seldom Fooled. They May Be Influenced, But They Cannot Be Intimidated. They May Be Perplexed, But They Will Never Be Lost.

For There Is Another Kind Of Violence, Slower But Just As Deadly, Destructive As The Shot Or The Bomb In The Night. This Is The Violence Of Institutions; Indifference And Inaction And Slow Decay. This Is The Violence That Afflicts The Poor, That Poisons Relations Between Men Because Their Skin Has Different Colors. This Is A Slow Destruction Of A Child By Hunger, And Schools Without Books And Homes Without Heat In The Winter.

Fear Not The Path Of Truth For The Lack Of People Walking On It.

Too Often We Honor Swagger And Bluster And The Wielders Of Force; Too Often We Excuse Those Who Are Willing To Build Their Own Lives On The Shattered Dreams Of Others.

He Tells So Many Lies That He Convinces Himself After A While That He's Telling The Truth. He Just Doesn't Recognize Truth Or Falsehood.