Quote from: Hope Topic

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: 'I despair. The world's no good.' That's a perverse idealist. It's practical to hope, because the hope is for us to survive as a human species. That's very realistic.


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Author Bio


  • NameStuds Terkel
  • DescriptionAmerican author, historian and broadcaster
  • BornMay 16, 1912
  • DiedOctober 31, 2008
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Historian; Author; Radio Host
  • AwardsElijah Parish Lovejoy Award; National Humanities Medal; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Of Speech; George Polk Award