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Be the Change
"Be the Change you wish to see in the world" is a common quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. But he never said it, and in fact didn't believe the smug, apolitical sentiment it communicates. That and other awesome gems in this NYT article.
My favorite excerpt on the fake Gandhi quote:Here, Gandhi is telling us that personal and social transformation go hand in hand, but there is no suggestion in his words that personal transformation is enough. In fact, for Gandhi, the struggle to bring about a better world involved not only stringent self-denial and rigorous adherence to the philosophy of nonviolence; it also involved a steady awareness that one person, alone, can’t change anything, an awareness that unjust authority can be overturned only by great numbers of people working together with discipline and persistence.
Hmm, great numbers of people working together with discipline and persistence. Why, that almost sounds like organizing!
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