As long as men are hungry, and their children uneducated, and their crops destroyed by pestilence, the American Revolution will have a part to play. As long as men are not free - in their lives and in their opinions, their speech and their knowledge - that long will the American Revolution not be finished. (NYC, 6-15-65)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The American Revolution's work continues until all people have freedom from hunger, ignorance, and oppression.
- In plain terms
- Freedom is not complete until everyone is free from hunger and oppression.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom requires ongoing global effort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does freedom look like today?
- Is the revolution ever finished?
Another view
Definitions of freedom vary across cultures.
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