Ebook: Letters to a Young Activist

""Be original. See what happens."" So Todd Gitlin advises the young mind burning to take action to right the wrongs of the world but also looking for bearings, understanding, direction, and practical examples. In Letters to a Young Activist, Todd Gitlin looks back at his eventful life, recalling his experience as president of the formidable Students for a Democratic Society in the '60s, contemplating the spirit of activism, and arriving at some principles of action to guide the passion and energy of those wishing to do good. He considers the three complementary motives of duty, love, an.;Title Page; Praise; Also by Todd Gitlin; Dedication; 1 -- On Duty, Love and Adventure, or Some Leaps of Faith; 2 -- On the Burden of History, or Several Warped Ways of Looking at the Sixties; 3 -- On Idealism and Right Action, or Nonviolence Unexhausted; 4 -- On Anger, Rage and Guilt, or Temptations of Thinking with Your Blood; 5 -- On Changing the World and Blowing It Up, or Compromising with the Compromised; 6 -- On the Intricate Dance of Outsiders and Insiders, or Shouts Lead to Murmurs; 7 -- On Our Own Character Question, or Uses of Discipline.