Stubborn Ounces (To one who doubts the worth of doing anything if you can’t do everything)
You say the little efforts that I make will do no good; they will never prevail to tip the hovering scale where Justice hangs in the balance. I don’t think I ever thought they would. But I am prejudiced beyond debate in favor of my right to choose which side shall feel the stubborn ounces of my weight. PUT_CHARACS_HERE Bonaro Overstreet
A llan G. Johnson (1946-2017) was a nonfiction author, novelist, sociologist, public speaker, and workshop presenter who devoted most of his working life to understanding the human condition, especially in relation to issues of social justice rooted in gender, race, and social class. He spoke at more than 200 universities, colleges, corporations, and other organizations in 39 states. His nonfiction books include The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy , The Forest and the Trees: Sociology as Life