Quotes from authors born on Dec 19th
In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.
Phil Ochs
Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend.
Phil Ochs
The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies.
Carter G. Woodson
Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.
Phil Ochs
It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win.
Phil Ochs

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