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Abraham Lincoln Wallpaper	As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Show your support for democratic ideals with President Lincoln on your desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Amelia Earhardt Screensaver	Remain earthbound while admiring a truly great pioneer of the skies.
Cesar Chavez Wallpaper	When the poor share some of the power that the affluent now monopolize, we will give a damn. The power is in your hands to show your support for Cesar with this wallpaper on your desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Chief Joseph Hinmaton Yalektit Wallpaper	I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They can not tell me. Chief Joseph was a voice of conscience for the West in fighting for freedom and equality for Native Americans. Honor the legend with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Daniel Ellsberg Wallpaper	But I was not wrong ... to hope that exposing secrets that five presidents had withheld and the lies they told might have benefits for our democracy that were worthy of the risks. Wouldn't you go to jail to help end the war? Demonstrate your support for truth telling with Daniel Ellsberg on your desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Dorothea Lange Wallpaper	This is what we did. How did it happen? How could we? Dorthea Lange's photographs humanized the tragic consequences of the Great Depression. Inspire yourself to act with this desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Dwight Eisenhower Wallpaper	Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed... This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron. If you like Ike, download this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Eleanor Roosevelt Wallpaper	No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt was an American human rights activist, diplomat and powerful First Lady. Honor her with a place on your desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Frank Serpico Wallpaper	The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which an honest police officer can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers. We create an atmosphere in which the honest officer fears the dishonest officer, and not the other way around. Pay tribute to Frank Serpico's brave honesty by downloading this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Helen Keller Wallpaper	Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim on them. Helen Keller, both blind and deaf, became a leading activist for social equality and helped found the ACLU in 1920. Capture this remarkable woman on your desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Henry David Thoreau Wallpaper	The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free. Henry David Thoreau was a noted American author and philosopher who is most famous for Walden, his essay on civil disobedience, and his call for the preservation of the wilderness. Download this literary legend. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Howard Zinn Wallpaper	The rule of law does not do away with the unequal distribution of wealth and power, but reinforces that inequality with the authority of law. It allocates wealth and poverty in such calculated and indirect ways as to leave the victim bewildered. Howard Zinn is one of the most respected icons of the libertarian left in the United States. Show which side you sit with Zinn on your desktop. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Jane Addams Wallpaper	...Much of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to the lack of imagination which prevents a realization of the experience of other people. As a founder of the Hull House, American Civil Liberties Union, and the NAACP, Jane Addams was one of the women that led the fight for social reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Show your support for the Nobel Prize winner with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Lewis and Clark Screensaver	Journey back to the days of Lewis and Clark - two brave and roaming Americans of the 19th century.
Lewis and Clark Wallpaper	Give your PC a historic flashback to the days of Lewis and Clark.
Mark Twain Wallpaper	It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. As a beloved writer, humorist, and social critic, Mark Twain's satiric wit has left an indelible mark on those who know his work. Leave a lasting impression on your desktop too with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Mother Jones Wallpaper	Goodbye, boys; I'm under arrest. I may have to go to jail. I may not see you for a long time. Keep up the fight! Don't surrender!... As a labor leader and organizer, Mother Jones advanced social and political reform through her tireless efforts to abolish child labor and organize the United Mine Workers. Capture her tenacity on your desktop with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Patrick Henry Wallpaper	The man who told America - Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death is petitioning for your download.
Patrick Henry - Liberty Quotes Wallpaper	Support a founding father of America and download this piece of Americana.
Ralph Nader Wallpaper	There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship. A deep democracy... holds up for future generations the principle that the pursuit of justice is the condition for the pursuit of happiness. An activist who fights for consumer rights issues and a presidential candidate, Ralph Nader has proven that one person can make a difference. Show your support for the Public Citizen founder with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Robert F. Kennedy Wallpaper	The gross national product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America except whether we are proud to be Americans. An attorney general, senator, and presidential nominee, Robert F. Kennedy's life was tragically cut short. Pay tribute to his legacy with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Studs Terkel Wallpaper	It is perhaps this fear of no longer being needed in a world of needless things that most clearly spells out the unnaturalness, the surreality of much that is called work today. Studs Terkel won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for his book The Good War, about World War II. Now you can award him a spot on your desktop with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Susan B. Anthony Wallpaper	Women, we might as well be dogs baying the moon as petitioners without the right to vote! Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist who helped lead the effort to grant women the right to vote. Show your support for the social and political reformer with this wallpaper. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.
Walt Whitman Wallpaper	This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone who asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown. An American poet and humanist, Walt Whitman's honesty and literary liscense changed the way many people viewed the world and themselves. Celebrate his life and work with this portrait. See all of Robert's portraits or view his greeting cards.