"The lucky thing was that I was Italian; when the other Italians saw me fight back, they came to my defence"
- Gregory Corso
About this Quote
This quote by Gregory Corso speaks to the power of uniformity and community. Corso is revealing his appreciation for becoming part of a bigger Italian community, as it allowed him to fight back versus an oppressor. The other Italians saw him fight back and, in turn, concerned his defence. This is a testament to the strength of a unified group, and how it can be used to safeguard its members. It likewise speaks to the value of standing up for oneself and others, and how it can influence others to do the exact same. Corso's quote is a pointer of the power of collective action and how it can be utilized to secure and empower individuals. It is a reminder that we are stronger together than we are apart.
This quote is written / told by Gregory Corso between March 26, 1930 and January 17, 2001. He/she was a famous Poet from USA.
The author also have 14 other quotes.
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"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself"
"Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements"
"What it made me realize was that a show like this makes people look inside themselves. Because this crew guy isn't sitting there wishing the character would fight back. He's hoping that he would fight back"
"In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable"
