Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better. Interweave all these communities and you really have an America that is back on its feet again. I really think we are gonna have to reassess what constitutes a 'hero'.


American Dreams: Lost and Found (ed. The New Press, 1980) - ISBN: 9781565845459

Studs Terkel Quotes

Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better....

Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better....

Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better....

Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better....