Human
“I am just a human being trying to make it in a world that is rapidly losing its understanding of being human.”
— John Trudell
John Trudell, A Prophet for our Time
Even as a young man, John Trudell carried such power when he spoke that the FBI began keeping a file on him. One of the memos reported: “He’s extremely eloquent, therefore extremely dangerous.”
From Within: In Remembrance of Jane Goodall
I have taught her words and actions in the Animals and Society classes that I used to teach at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. I'm so glad I did. I used to say, and still believe, that she is one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. She opened our stubborn shut Western eyes and made us see we are all related.