"As I looked out on the crowd, I was witnessing things I had witnessed in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina or in squares in Belgrade… it breaks my heart when I see it in my country."
— Chris Hedges

January 1, 1970

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Activists from the United StatesPhilosophers from the United StatesHuman rights activistsHarvard University alumniJournalists from Vermont
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New York Times Reporter, Chris Hedges was Booed off the Stage and had his Microphone Cut Twice as he Delivered a Graduation Speech on War and Empire at Rockford College in Illinois. (21 May 2003)