John Silliman

12 Beautiful Quotes That Capture America's Resilience

America's darkest days has always been followed by its greatest hours.
Sade Andria Zabala
November 11, 2016
“America didn’t stop being America last night and we didn’t stop being Americans and here’s the thing about Americans: Our darkest days have always—always—been followed by our finest hours.”
— Aaron Sorkin, Exclusive: Read Aaron Sorkin's Moving Email To His Daughter After Trump's Win
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“We remember that we’re not alone... we get out of bed... we'll fucking fight... we get involved... The battle isn’t over, it’s just begun. I will not hand my daughter a country shaped by hateful and stupid men.”
— Aaron Sorkin, Exclusive: Read Aaron Sorkin's Moving Email To His Daughter After Trump's Win
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“Today, we rededicate ourselves to our role as journalists of principle and conscience. Today, we recommit to mobilizing against hatred, bigotry, misogyny, and economic pain. And as we have at other times of crisis in our nation, we will move forward in solidarity and in the belief that stronger communities arise in times of crisis.”
— Katrina vanden Heuvel, Mourn. Resist. Organize.
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“You must say this sentence to everyone you meet today: "HILLARY CLINTON WON THE POPULAR VOTE!" The MAJORITY of our fellow Americans preferred Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Period. Fact. If you woke up this morning thinking you live in an effed-up country, you don't. The majority of your fellow Americans wanted Hillary, not Trump. The only reason he's president is because of an arcane, insane 18th-century idea called the Electoral College.”
— Michael Moore, via Facebook
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“They ask us quite often: "Why, if you're dissatisfied, do you stay in a place?" Well, if you didn't care a lot about it, you wouldn't stay.”
— Hillary Clinton, A 21-year-old Hillary Clinton on not giving up: "if you didn't care a lot … you wouldn't stay"
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“To the degree that Donald Trump is serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families in this country, I and other progressives are prepared to work with him. To the degree that he pursues racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environment policies, we will vigorously oppose him.”
— Bernie Sanders, via Facebook
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“Dear Muslims, Immigrants, Women, Disabled, LGBTQ folk, and All People of Color,
I love you - boldly and proudly. We will endure. We will not break.”
— Shaun King, via Facebook
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“Have I lost hope? No. I’m not going anywhere. I, and millions of others who envisioned a better nation, will continue to fight to redeem it. We thought we ditched our ugly past only to realize that our present is just as horrid. Now that it’s undeniable, our response needs to be unparalleled. We’ve got work to do people. But God willing, we’ll get there.”
— Omar Suleiman, via Facebook
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“We gather with people who love us, and we help each other through these times”
— Dr. Robert Zucker, Your Post-Election Pain Is Real Grief
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“One of the most powerful things about coping with loss is making commitments to ourselves about how we want to be in the world. We can say 'OK, this is the reality. We can’t choose our circumstances, but how can we best respond?'”
— Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, Your Post-Election Pain Is Real Grief
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“We will need voices of dissent. We will need people who advocate for women’s equality, and teach the next generation that we deserve to be treated with respect. We’ll need people who will fight for the rights of immigrants and their children. We’ll need people who believe in a legal system that protects the rights of all Americans. And we will need people who can work to cultivate a society united not by fear and anger, but by love and acceptance... We are not powerless under a Trump presidency. We can make our voices heard on the public and political stage. We can show ourselves, and the world, that we will not allow Trump and his supporters to make us feel unwelcome in our own home.”
— Sarah Todd, Now is not the time to abandon America. Stay here and fight for it
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“What we all do is this: We stay and fight.

First, we wait and see. Even Hillary Clinton said Wednesday, "We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."

But if we don't like what happens, we fight it. We take to the streets and rekindle memories of the anti-Vietnam War protests and civil rights marches. We don't run and hide. We don't abandon America. We’ve been through far worse.”
— Michael Krikorian, Don’t move to Canada. Stay and fight.
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