Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope far more modest than…

Wendell Berry
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Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope far more modest than that of public success: namely, the hope of preserving qualities in one's own heart and spirit that would be destroyed by acquiescence. ✨ Wendell Berry (2010). What Are People For?: Essays, p.62, Counterpoint Press
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Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope far more modest than that of public success: namely, the hope of preserving qualities in one's own heart and spirit that would be destroyed by acquiescence. ✨ Wendell Berry (2010). What Are People For?: Essays, p.62, Counterpoint Press

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