"I think if there’s a great depression there might be some hope." ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti Topic(s): Technology More From Lawrence Ferlinghetti "Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately." "Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making." "We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace." More In Technology "Scientology is probably the most stigmatized religion in America already."― Lawrence Wright "This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through fundraising and volunteer work, and Republican women had more time to do that than democratic women, who were out there getting jobs."― Madeleine Albright "You can always improve on something, the technology is different today, but I would leave it well alone. If there was something that was incomplete, that might be interesting… because I do that on my website."― Dave Davies