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I want to share with you a passage from the book I’m reading in light of what today is.
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My favorite line is “Yet, everywhere, we hear fear advanced as argument for armament.”
I wanted to link a transcript of the passage and while looking for it, i came across this similar one with a nice twist.
The future of the world rests in the hands of America. The future of America rests on the backs of 80,000,000 working men and women and their children. We are facing a grave crisis in our national life. The few who profit from the labor of the masses want to organize the workers into an army which will protect the interests of the capitalists. You are urged to add to the heavy burdens you already bear the burden of a larger army and many additional warships. It is in your power to refuse to carry the artillery and the dread-noughts and to shake off some of the burdens, too, such as limousines, steam yachts and country estates. You do not need to make a great noise about it. With the silence and dignity of creators you can end wars and the system of selfishness and exploitation that causes wars. All you need to do to bring about this stupendous revolution is to straighten up and fold your arms.
I love it. Straighten up and fold your arms. Serious, that’s how we need to play it.
What you’re thinking about!