Ammon Hennacy

“To be a radical is to go to the root of the matter. For me, the root of the matter is the Sermon on the Mount.”

“I did not become a Christian until I was in solitary confinement in the Atlanta federal penitentiary.”

“Out of the ashes of the old, a new world is created.”

“An anarchist is someone who doesn't need a cop to tell him what to do.”

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.”

“Every day is a good day. It is a good day to live and a good day to die.”

“The Sermon on the Mount is my O.S. I am a one-man revolution.”

“The best way to overthrow the government is to be a better government in your own life.”

“A pacifist is one who is in love with all of God's creation.”

“I do not vote because I will not choose the lesser of two evils. I want the good.”

“My non-payment of taxes is not a negative act of defiance, but a positive act of love for my fellow man.”

“Being a tax-refuser is a form of non-violent direct action. It is a way of saying 'no' to war and the state.”

“If I did not have the Catholic Worker I would be in a sanitarium or in jail.”