  I've been stressed and tired, so I've been quiet. After work, I haven't even wanted to answer the phone, and I haven't gone to pick up my snapdragons that a friend is flower sitting for me. While I'm recharging, I thought I'd share this quote because it's one of my favorites and I've been thinking about it a lot lately. It's Eugene Debs' statement to the court. Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth.
I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free . urlLink The whole thing is here. 
