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1 " After the paper rush subsided, the older boys sometimes struck deals with the younger newsies to buy their leftover papers. 'One of the big guys would say to one of the little guys, 'Hey, punk, want to buy me out tonight?' said Philip Marcus. 'An' the little guy said yes. It was his ass if he didn't. "
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti , Kids On Strike!
2 " Some of the younger boys looked forward to the chance to sell papers in a good spot, but most were simply afraid to refuse the bigger boys. "I made a deal with a guy," said Philip Marcus. "I said I'd buy him out. But when I looked at all the papers he had left, there was more than I thought I could sell. But there wasn't two ways about it. I had to buy them and I did. I started to bawl. And while I was standing there bawling, I sold all them sheets. "
3 " The worst experience can bring out a person's deepest strength. "
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti , The Boy Who Dared
4 " By nature, human beings search for ways to make sense and meaning out of their lives and their world. One way that we make meaning is through the telling of our stories. Stories connect us, teach us, and warn us never to forget. "
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti , Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
5 " There are many reasons for a person to lie, but to have a reason to tell the truth, you much have a deep belief, and great courage. "
6 " Freedom has always been dangerous. "
7 " In the end, I felt hope. I realized that my soul was not permanently scarred after all. I was still a human being." —Karl Schnibbe "
8 " God loves us all. He does not love us more than he loves our enemies. "
9 " You cannot repay evil with evil. "
10 " What good are kindness, self-sacrifice, energy, and a sense of responsibility if they are so jealously guarded that only one's brothers and sisters may benefit from them?" —Melita Maschmann "
11 " This is a war against lies. If we want to win, we can't attack in straight lines. "
12 " What I want most of all is that you live in uprightness and freedom of spirit, no matter how difficult that may be.—Robert Scholl "
13 " Geist und Tat. Spirit and Action. "
14 " There are many reasons for a person to lie, but to have a reason to tell the truth, you must have deep belief. And great courage. "
15 " This I know for sure: Life is...uncertain. As a society and as individuals, we must protect healthy people from disease. We must also treat those suffering from disease in an intelligent, humane, and compassionate way. We need to be rational and keep our fears in check. "
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti , Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
16 " Everyone craves security. But gaining freedom means losing security. "
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti
17 " During times of crisis or uncertainty, people often resort to rumors, or stories circulated without facts to confirm the truth, to help them cope with anxieties and fears. Of all the rumors, racial and hate rumors are considered the most dangerous because they are divisive and create hostility that can lead to violence. "
― Susan Campbell Bartoletti , They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
18 " Today the term is still used to describe journalism "
19 " He chuckles at his own joke. "No one wants the Jews. Not even America. Americans have no right to criticize us. They rounded up their Indians, you know. Put them on reservations. "
20 " Everyone craves security, but gaining freedom means loosing security. "
