(Return to CO.Quaker.org Home Page) The Quaker Hero Story of Bill Lovett       Bill stood up for his beliefs, in the Peace Testimony. ["Peace"] (Artist: Katharine)   He was brave not to fight. ["War is bad!"] (Artist: Martina)   Instead, Bill helped people in Mexico build buildings they needed, like medical clinics. ["Muchas gracias, amigos"] (Artist: Mark)   Bill was a C.O. in W.W.II and was sent to jail. (Artist: Robby)   Some people called people who wouldn't fight names like "yellow," and some of Bill's friends fought in the war, but Bill knew he needed to follow his conscience. ["you coward! You yellow belly!" / "Don't you love your country? You have to fight for peace!" / "Peace Man! Love not War! You can't fight for peace."] (Artist: Eric)   Bill learned that people in jail are just like other people, even if they have done bad things. (Artist: Martina)   Jail didn't make Bill stop thinking of what was right. ["The Light"] (Artist: Kylin)   Bill was very young, but he still wanted to make changes, so in jail he went on a work strike because the jail segregated blacks and whites. (Artist: Nora)   Maybe because he was causing trouble in jail about discrimination, Bill was released early to a work program. ["Stop bringing people together! Get out and go to work!"] (Artist: Eric)   Now Bill lives on a farm called Quaker Oaks. (Artist: Ian)