Barnard College
| www.barnard.edu New York, NY May 16, 2006 |
Francine du Plessix Gray '52, author and winner of the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award for her memoir, Them: A Memoir of Parents |
| "You have to give hell to entrenched power when it violates our notions of human justice. Whether it be on the issue of racial integration or gay rights or sexual equality or the pathetic state of health care in this country or one of the dumbest military excursions ever waged by an American government - the Iraq War - your motto should be 'Give 'em hell, give 'em hell, give 'em hell!' There are never enough troublemakers fighting for justice, so go out there and give 'em hell to create a better world for you and your children to grow into." |
