Martin Espada quotes
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“Even the most political poem is an act of faith.”
-- Martin Espada -
“Advice to Young Poets Never pretend to be a unicorn by sticking a plunger on your head.”
-- Martin Espada
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“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
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“A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station.”
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“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”
Source : Abigail Adams, John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline (1975). “The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784”, p.80, UPNE
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