More From Howard Zinn
- "One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression."
- "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."
- "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."
More In War
- "An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war."― Charles de Montesquieu
- "Experience is what you have after you’ve forgotten her name."― Milton Berle
- "If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine."― Arlen Specter