“Love is man's natural endowment, but he doesn't know how to use it. He refuses to recognize the power of love because of his love of power.” Dick Gregory, “The Shadow that Scares Me”
“In America, with all of its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we don't know yet whether that sun is rising or setting for our country.” Dick Gregory
"Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people?" Eleanor Roosevelt, "My Day", October 16, 1939
There will be nothing restraining Trump from using soldiers from the state of Texas as his own private army, following his orders and nobody else’s. This isn’t a slippery slope we’re on. Trump is following the playbook of Adolph Hitler in the 1930’s. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/trump-is-u...
Politics is the way we elect our representatives to run the governments of the country and the states. When federal soldiers become involved in enforcing the law in a state that has not requested them, politics ends and something else begins. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
In the court room overseen by at least one female jurist in the state of Oregon, the rule of law still prevails. For how long that will hold true is a question not only for Oregon, but for the whole nation. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/trumps-wha...
Wake up! Time to rise and shine. We may never have asked for it and may feel ill-suited for the task, but saving this country and saving our planet have fallen to us. Let’s not let the future down. We’ve got work to do.
“You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.” Desmond Tutu, “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World”
