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I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

- Studs Terkel
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When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a march; it could be a rally, even a brief one. You're part of something, and you suddenly realize you count. To count is very important.

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the facts, providing they have the information.

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for the young kid at Normandy, or what is work like for a woman having a job for the first time in her life? What's it like to be black or white?

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting.

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven.

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be.

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I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.