Bob Herbert writes that it’s time for progressive-minded folks to get back to work:
Here’s my advice: You had a couple of days to indulge your depression – now, get over it. The election’s been lost but there’s still a country to save…
Democracy is a breeze during good times. It’s when the storms are raging that citizenship is put to the test. And there’s a hell of a wind blowing right now.
Tom Paine said it well:
These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it Now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Finally, from Harriet Tubman:
Children, if you’re tired, keep going. If you’re hungry, keep going. If you’re scared, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going.
John Moltz | 10-Aug-06 at 1:52 am | Permalink
The dedication on the Daily Show’s book, America: To the huddled masses. Keep yearnin’!
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brainrow :: Keep Going | 07-Nov-06 at 2:47 am | Permalink
[…] A few days after the 2004 election, I posted this quote from Harriet Tubman, who risked her life and her freedom to help slaves escape on the Underground Railroad: Children, if you’re tired, keep going. If you’re hungry, keep going. If you’re scared, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going. […]