That man has a truly noble nature

Who, without flinching, still can face

Our common plight, tell the truth

With an honest tongue,

Admit the evil lot we’ve been given

And the abject, impotent condition we’re in;

Who shows himself great and full of grace

Under pressure. . . .

—GIACOMO LEOPARDI

winds of change are blowing

i know because of the revolutionaries and most of all the people—

        the wretched of this earth

               will be free

—ERICKA HUGGINS