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What we would like to do is change the world—make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended them to do. And, by fighting for better conditions, by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, the poor, of the destitute—the rights of the worthy and the unworthy poor, in other words—we can, to a certain extent, change the world.

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Dorothy Day (1897–1980) was an American Catholic activist, anarchist, and journalist. Well-remembered for her peaceful protesting, she established the Catholic Worker Movement, which provided aid to the poor and homeless. She is often called the most politically radical figure in the American Catholic Church.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageAn individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

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