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"Quotes from the Underground is a remarkable resource and must-read for writers, researchers, activists and indeed anyone who embraces progressive values and hopes to rescue politics from corporate control." -- Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation and Childhood Under Siege "William Martin does it again with this splendid new volume of insights, wisdom, bon mots, and just plain common sense from those who are working to improve our collective lot." - David Morris, co-founder of the Institute for Local Self Reliance I highly recommend this uplifting compendium of wisdom for achieving social justice, protecting the environment, and renewing our democracy. Worth taking in large doses. -- Jill Stein, Green Party USA candidate for President "Quotes from the Underground is... a stock of patriotic wisdom that should be nailed to the door of the New York Stock Exchange " -- Charlie Cray, research specialist with Greenpeace USA and the director of the Center for Corporate Policy "There's something to irritate just about everyone in this delightful collection of verbal prickly burrs." -- Alfie Kohn, author of FEEL-BAD EDUCATION:... And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling I'm a quote collector. They inspire and instruct me. Thank you, William Martin, for compiling this book of quotes. I plan to use them liberally. -- Gloria Feldt, former president of Planned Parenthood, speaker, and author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power "An excellent read--or rather lots of them--for atheists and others who care about liberty and our fellow human beings. Words from hundreds of wise people like Richard Dawkins, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Allen, and George Orwell, to make you laugh, think--or both." -- Ed Buckner, former president of American Atheists "William Martin's excellent chronicle of quotations from the American Left needs to be lifted above ground and spread across the land. Read, absorb, and take action "