Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change t

We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Other quotes by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that theyd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Government
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Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Death
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I dont think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. – Richard M. Nixon

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Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor. – Robert Frost

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On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means. – Hillary Clinton

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Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change. – Barbara Januszkiewicz

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