"What gives me hope? It's the movements. Movements often start with a courageous act of resistance. These are not isolated acts. They are inspired by past movements. And they inspire future ones."
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Amy Goodman Introduction, Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America (2016)
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