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Two thousand people a day were being murdered in Vietnam in a terrorist war, an official terrorist war.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Being Day Official People Terrorist Thousand Two Vietnam War Were

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I would say for the young: Don't be straight jacketed by ideology. Don't be driven by a structure of ideas.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Driven Ideas Ideology Say Straight Structure Would Young

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We should open our eyes, see what's in front of us, and act.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Act Eyes Front Open Our See Should Us

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I find some unity with Ron Paul.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Find Paul Ron Some Unity

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Nixon probably was a nice guy.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Guy Nice Nice Guy Nixon

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I was arrested in 1965 for opposing the war in Vietnam. There were 39 of us arrested that day. But thousands opposed us. And the majority of the people in the country supported the war then.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Arrested Country Day Majority Opposed Opposing People Supported Then Thousands Us Vietnam War Were

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Nothing is more boring than some old person going on and on about the way things used to be.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: About Boring Going More Nothing Old Person Some Than Things Used Way

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Teaching has always been, for me, linked to issues of social justice. I've never considered it a neutral or passive profession.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Always Been Considered Issues Justice Linked Me Neutral Never Passive Profession Social Social Justice Teaching

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I wish I had been wiser. I wish I had been more effective, I wish I'd been more unifying, I wish I'd been more principled.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Been Effective Had More Principled Wiser Wish I Wish

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Chicago '68 was a relatively small demonstration for its time, but I've talked to millions of people who claim they were there because it felt like we were all there. Everyone from our generation was there and was at Woodstock.

~Bill Ayers

Topics: Because Chicago Claim Demonstration Everyone Felt Generation Like Millions Millions Of People Our Our Generation People Relatively Small Talked Time Were Who Woodstock

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: December 26th, 1944

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