The courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague sense, its moving parts, its smaller chambers—its classrooms, its workplaces, its corporate boardrooms, its jails, its military barracks—are flagrantly undemocratic, dominated by one commanding person or a tiny elite of power.


You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times (ed. Beacon Press, 2010) - ISBN: 9780807095492

Howard Zinn Quotes

The courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague sense, its moving parts, its...

The courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague sense, its moving parts, its...

The courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague sense, its moving parts, its...

The courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague sense, its moving parts, its...