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Bill Ayers Quotes

Writing a memoir has a particularly excited sense of narcissism Picture Quote #1

[Students for a Democratic Society] it’s a social democratic program Picture Quote #1

Students for a Democratic Society was founded in 1961 Picture Quote #1

It’s the height of the Cold War, but I grew up in apolitical family and politics wasn’t on the agenda Picture Quote #1

I proposed a law that every country where the U.S. has a military base - those people should be allowed to vote in the American election Picture Quote #1

If you read the literature of Soviet Communism, you see a dogma that’s chilling. On the other hand, if you read the literature of anti-communism, it’s every bit as dogmatic Picture Quote #1

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The massive anti-war movement, which I was a part of and which was a major part of my life, never stopped the war in Vietnam Picture Quote #1

I didn’t respond to people thrusting microphones at me and asking me questions that were unanswerable in a sound bite Picture Quote #1

I get up every morning and think, today I’m going to make a difference. Today I’m going to end capitalism. Today I’m going to make a revolution. I go to bed every night disappointed but I’m back to work tomorrow, and that’s the only way you can do it Picture Quote #1

I’m different in the sense that every minute of every day, I change. I’m thinking. But the basic principles that have powered me forward are still there. They’re not different Picture Quote #1

Beginning to dismantle the Pentagon would save $1 trillion a year - a small government proposal if ever there was one Picture Quote #1

The rhythm of being an activist today involves a pretty simple rhythm. You have to open your eyes to the reality before you. You have to look and see Picture Quote #1

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This 1965. We went to trial on our city. We were obviously borrowing tactics and strategy from the Black freedom movement, and we were echoing their approach to things Picture Quote #1

Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere Picture Quote #1

I was a good liberal in some sense at that point. I wanted to end a war. I wanted to support the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

The first thing I did [in Michigan] was join a picket line of a pizzeria in Ann Harbor in 1963 that didn’t allow African Americans to eat there Picture Quote #1

One hundred years from now, we’ll all be dead. It’s hard to believe. One hundred years from now, everyone we see every day will be gone Picture Quote #1

That’s where we all kind of were in the mid-1960s. Students for a Democratic Society grew from a small group of socialists at the university of Michigan into a national organization, and in many ways, its growth was driven by the Vietnam War Picture Quote #1

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The end of Students for a Democratic Society is viewed by me and a lot of other people as a terrible sorry in many ways, tragic event even though I participated in it and played some role in it. But I regret a lot of that Picture Quote #1

It transmitted because on the campuses, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was recruiting, was organizing. Students for a Democratic Society was founded at Michigan just a couple years before I got there. So, there was a kind of a churning of political awareness. It was just beginning Picture Quote #1

Being arrested that also changed everything for me because I was suddenly seeing America from a different perspective all together. I did a couple of weeks in a county jail Picture Quote #1

I get up every morning and think...today I’m going to end capitalism Picture Quote #1

Every relationship is an experiment and what one learns from it is so fascinating Picture Quote #1

What were the politics of my family? They were mainstream moderate politics Picture Quote #1

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I went underground. So I didn’t see [my father] for 11 years. So that was pretty traumatic time for my parents for sure Picture Quote #1

[The whole first year at university] was a great time for me and great time of awakening Picture Quote #1

I was arrested in 1965 for opposing the war in Vietnam. There were 39 of us arrested that day. But thousands opposed us. And the majority of the people in the country supported the war then Picture Quote #1

But the frat boys were all frivolous and idiotic in our minds now, a bunch of conformist fools going through the motions of hip Picture Quote #1

It's amazing where the paranoid mind can take you Picture Quote #1

I didn’t kill innocent people Picture Quote #1

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Writing a memoir has a particularly excited sense of narcissism (Bill Ayers Quotes) [Students for a Democratic Society] it’s a social democratic program (Bill Ayers Quotes) Students for a Democratic Society was founded in 1961 (Bill Ayers Quotes) It’s the height of the Cold War, but I grew up in apolitical family and politics wasn’t on the agenda. (Bill Ayers Quotes) I proposed a law that every country where the U.S. has a military base - those people should be allowed to vote in the American election. (Bill Ayers Quotes) If you read the literature of Soviet Communism, you see a dogma that’s chilling. On the other hand, if you read the literature of anti-communism, it’s every bit as dogmatic. (Bill Ayers Quotes) The massive anti-war movement, which I was a part of and which was a major part of my life, never stopped the war in Vietnam. (Bill Ayers Quotes) I didn’t respond to people thrusting microphones at me and asking me questions that were unanswerable in a sound bite. (Bill Ayers Quotes) I get up every morning and think, today I’m going to make a difference. Today I’m going to end capitalism. Today I’m going to make a revolution. I go to bed every night disappointed but I’m back to work tomorrow, and that’s the only way you can do it. (Bill Ayers Quotes) I’m different in the sense that every minute of every day, I change. I’m thinking. But the basic principles that have powered me forward are still there. They’re not different. (Bill Ayers Quotes) Beginning to dismantle the Pentagon would save $1 trillion a year - a small government proposal if ever there was one. (Bill Ayers Quotes) The rhythm of being an activist today involves a pretty simple rhythm. You have to open your eyes to the reality before you. You have to look and see. (Bill Ayers Quotes) This 1965. We went to trial on our city. We were obviously borrowing tactics and strategy from the Black freedom movement, and we were echoing their approach to things. (Bill Ayers Quotes) Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere (Bill Ayers Quotes) I was a good liberal in some sense at that point. I wanted to end a war. I wanted to support the civil rights movement. (Bill Ayers Quotes) The first thing I did [in Michigan] was join a picket line of a pizzeria in Ann Harbor in 1963 that didn’t allow African Americans to eat there. (Bill Ayers Quotes) One hundred years from now, we’ll all be dead. It’s hard to believe. One hundred years from now, everyone we see every day will be gone. (Bill Ayers Quotes) That’s where we all kind of were in the mid-1960s. Students for a Democratic Society grew from a small group of socialists at the university of Michigan into a national organization, and in many ways, its growth was driven by the Vietnam War. (Bill Ayers Quotes) The end of Students for a Democratic Society is viewed by me and a lot of other people as a terrible sorry in many ways, tragic event even though I participated in it and played some role in it. But I regret a lot of that. (Bill Ayers Quotes) It transmitted because on the campuses, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was recruiting, was organizing. Students for a Democratic Society was founded at Michigan just a couple years before I got there. So, there was a kind of a churning of political awareness. It was just beginning. (Bill Ayers Quotes) Being arrested that also changed everything for me because I was suddenly seeing America from a different perspective all together. I did a couple of weeks in a county jail. (Bill Ayers Quotes) I get up every morning and think...today I’m going to end capitalism. (Bill Ayers Quotes) Every relationship is an experiment and what one learns from it is so fascinating (Bill Ayers Quotes) What were the politics of my family? They were mainstream moderate politics. (Bill Ayers Quotes) I went underground. So I didn’t see [my father] for 11 years. So that was pretty traumatic time for my parents for sure. (Bill Ayers Quotes) [The whole first year at university] was a great time for me and great time of awakening (Bill Ayers Quotes) I was arrested in 1965 for opposing the war in Vietnam. There were 39 of us arrested that day. But thousands opposed us. And the majority of the people in the country supported the war then (Bill Ayers Quotes) But the frat boys were all frivolous and idiotic in our minds now, a bunch of conformist fools going through the motions of hip (Bill Ayers Quotes) It's amazing where the paranoid mind can take you (Bill Ayers Quotes) I didn’t kill innocent people (Bill Ayers Quotes)

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