Indian Folk Heroes

Famous quotes containing the words indian, folk and/or heroes:

    “High from the summit of a craggy cliff,
    Hung o’er the deep, such as amazing frowns
    On utmost Kilda’s shore, whose lonely race
    Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds,
    The royal eagle draws his vigorous young”
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    “Some folk want their luck buttered.”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.”
    —Noam Chomsky (b. 1928)