"Hopefulness is an energizing action in the direction of that which
is hoped for… In the absence of hope, no effort is made to achieve
the hoped-for-goal, which ensures the goal will not be achieved…
If the idea of trying to move society to a sustainable condition
seems too enormous an undertaking, many may conclude it
is pointless to try and the resulting sense of hopeless malaise
turns the belief that society will not change into a self-fulfilling
prophecy… Social movements and groups create possibilities for
change which could not have occurred without hope."
Lisa Kretz, 281
