Bernadine Dohrn Quotes

I don't come from a privileged background.

The '60s are presented to kids today as a commodity.

The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable ... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.

I just feel that I don't agree with sensationalized versions of history or me. Any version that's sensationalized.

Over all, many of society's values are a cesspool.

I was shocked at the anger toward me.

I think the Sixties in some ways is a barrier to young people today. They think of it, you know, what we're doing is not that. But it's partly the myth of the Sixties. It always felt embattled and small. It always, almost always, was a small group of people relative to the opposition around.

I felt grand juries were illegal and coercive.

You're always trying to balance your understanding of who you are and what you need, and your longing and imaginings of freedom.

Even in my most inflamed moment I never supported a racist mass murderer.

I think that there is a lot going on with young people today.

There are plenty of mothers who should not be allowed to raise their children.