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Innocent

William Cowper Quote: “The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable…”

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

September 7, 2021 1731, English, November 26, Quotes by Poets, William Cowper

Laurie Lee Quote: “I don’t know what idiocies drove…”

I don’t know what idiocies drove me in those days, but they were naive, innocent idiocies in many ways.

August 24, 2021 1914, English, June 26, Laurie Lee, Quotes by Poets

Bill Ayers Quote: “I didn’t kill innocent people….”

I didn’t kill innocent people.

July 15, 2021 1944, American, Bill Ayers, December 26, Quotes by Activists

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “A man is a god in…”

A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams.

May 21, 2021 1803, American, May 25, Quotes by Poets, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Edward Snowden Quote: “Congress hasn’t declared war on the…”

Congress hasn’t declared war on the countries – the majority of them are our allies – but without asking for public permission, NSA is running network operations against them that affect millions of innocent people. And for what? So we can have secret access to a computer in a country we’re not even fighting?

May 20, 2021 1983, American, Edward Snowden, June 21, Quotes by Activists

Benjamin Todd Jealous Quote: “Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for…”

Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation’s police departments.

March 30, 2021 1973, American, Benjamin Todd Jealous, January 18, Quotes by Activists

William Butler Yeats Quote: “The innocent and the beautiful have…”

The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time.

March 18, 2021 1865, Irish, June 13, Quotes by Poets, William Butler Yeats

Mahatma Gandhi Quote: “A man who was completely innocent…”

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

February 24, 2021 1869, Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, Quotes by Leaders

Malcolm X Quote: “The media’s the most powerful entity…”

The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.

December 16, 2020 1925, American, Malcolm X, May 19, Quotes by Activists

Karl Shapiro Quote: “Poetry is innocent, not wise. It…”

Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.

December 6, 2020 1913, American, Karl Shapiro, November 10, Quotes by Poets

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