The Optimism of Uncertainty Letter from Howard Zinn
In this awful world where the efforts of caring people often pale in > comparison to what is done by those who have power, how do I manage to stay > involved and seemingly happy? > > I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we > should not give up the game before all the cards have been played. The > metaphor is deliberate; life is a gamble. Not to play is to foreclose > any chance of winning. To play, to act, is to create at least a > possibility of changing the... Sign in to see full entry.