Internal security means something. It means war against your own population.
There is chaos. There's bloodshed. There's carnage.
I would say that I'm a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart, your sense of humor, every faculty available to you. . . because no one has the right to take the life of another human being.
Action is the antidote to despair.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.
I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.
I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.
A person that started in to carry a cat home by the tail was gitting knowledge that was always going to be useful to him, and warn't ever going to grow dim or doubtful.
I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me.
We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.
America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged and involved in -- often distant places.