In effect we are saying the end is not as im- portant as the means, we are turning hundreds of years of political form and content on its head by putting the means before the ends, by putting context in front of ideology, by rejecting purity and perfection, in fact, we are turning our backs on the future. - P93
"We are winning," said the graffiti in Seattle, not "We have won."
It’s a way of telling in which you can feel successful without feeling smug, in which you can feel challenged without feeling defeated.
Most victories will be temporary, or incomplete, or compromised in some way,
and we might as well celebrate them as well as the stunning victories that come from time to time.
Without stopping.
"There is no day without its moments of paradise."
And then the day continues.
(Ch.15) - P78
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