Quotes by Howard Zinn

• Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.
• One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.
• There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.
• War itself is the enemy of the human race.
• When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.
• If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.
• In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.
• Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
• Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.
• If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates.