"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

President Dwight D. Eisenhower
April 16, 1953

Well folks, I'm home for summer. I feel like maybe I should start updating this thing. I've been reading some journals lately, and I sometimes wonder if some things would make more sense if I wrote (or even thought) about them ( Read more... )

Here's how to contact your congressman

Quoted from "lupercal" in anti-war (sorry, but I don't know how to make those cool links ( Read more... )

"It is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they ( Read more... )

 

Crying for a lost dream, a ghost of a chance at happiness. . .

Okay guys, I need your help. I need suggestions as to what to bring to college, or even what NOT to bring to college. I don't care if you know me or not, even if you've just happened upon this journal. I'm 17, female, and going 4 hours from home. We're not allowed to have microwaves. Anything and everything, please. I have NO idea what I'm ( Read more... )

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Okay, this journal is really starting to suck out. It deserves an update ( Read more... )