Famous quotes by Activists

Small: The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes itself injustice
"The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes itself injustice"
Benjamin Tucker, Activist
Small: All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves
"All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves"
Emma Goldman, Activist
Small: All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make peop
"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume"
Noam Chomsky, Activist
Small: I am depressed rather at the wave of brutality sweeping over the country
"I am depressed rather at the wave of brutality sweeping over the country"
John Burns, Activist
Small: As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didnt have skills just got left behind, got shuttled
"As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didn't keep up with their promise. Education didn't prepare them for this new world. Jobs went overseas"
Julian Bond, Activist
Small: Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand
"Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand"
John Burns, Activist
Small: The Jews dont like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, thats a good name. Hitler was a very great man
"The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man"
Louis Farrakhan, Activist
Small: Marx, as we have seen, solved it by declaring capital to be a different thing from product, and maintaining th
"Marx, as we have seen, solved it by declaring capital to be a different thing from product, and maintaining that it belonged to society and should be seized by society and employed for the benefit of all alike"
Benjamin Tucker, Activist
Small: America will always side with those whom she can direct, give orders to and have those orders obeyed
"America will always side with those whom she can direct, give orders to and have those orders obeyed"
Louis Farrakhan, Activist
Small: Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world,
"Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone"
Abu Bakar Bashir, Activist
Small: Crime is naught but misdirected energy
"Crime is naught but misdirected energy"
Emma Goldman, Activist
Small: Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to the pages of the worst newspapers
Germaine Greer
"Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to the pages of the worst newspapers in the world"
Germaine Greer, Activist
Small: Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture
"Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture"
Lydia M. Child, Activist
Small: You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you cant care anyway
Steven Biko
"You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway"
Steven Biko, Activist
Small: Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real i
"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation"
Jane Addams, Activist
Small: We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attentio
"We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves"
Ethel Percy Andrus, Activist
Small: Should such an ignorant people lead the world? How did it come to this in the first place? 82 percent of us do
"Should such an ignorant people lead the world? How did it come to this in the first place? 82 percent of us don't even have a passport! Just a handful can speak a language other than English"
Michael Moore, Activist
Small: You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand
"You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand"
Mary Harris Jones, Activist
Small: My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong
"My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong"
Mother Jones, Activist
Small: Women of the working class, especially wage workers, should not have more than two children at most. The avera
"Women of the working class, especially wage workers, should not have more than two children at most. The average working man can support no more and and the average working woman can take care of no more in decent fashion"
Margaret Sanger, Activist
Small: Our priorities require that all children of Palestine, men and women, be ready for conflict, both from the sta
"Our priorities require that all children of Palestine, men and women, be ready for conflict, both from the standpoint of training and from the standpoint of armament"
Ahmed Yassin, Activist
Small: Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your n
"Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around"
Ralph Abernathy, Activist
Small: I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint
"I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint"
Victoria Woodhull, Activist
Small: Nothing succeeds like reports of success
"Nothing succeeds like reports of success"
Sue Sanders, Activist
Small: I think what we have in this country is a little more dangerous in a way because it cant be seen fully. Its so
"I think what we have in this country is a little more dangerous in a way because it can't be seen fully. It's sorta internal censorship. We censor each other"
Kathy Acker, Activist
Small: Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of
"Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them"
Eliza Farnham, Activist
Small: Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or br
"Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling"
Wavy Gravy, Activist
Small: Also there is a similitude of a Trinity shining in the body, soul and spirit
"Also there is a similitude of a Trinity shining in the body, soul and spirit"
George Ripley, Activist
Small: We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless
"We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless"
Lech Walesa, Activist
Small: Once the troops move into Cambodia, the colleges and universities of this country were on the verge of civil w
"Once the troops move into Cambodia, the colleges and universities of this country were on the verge of civil war. Many closed down. The students were up in arms. And it looked very much like there were going to be real problems in this country"
William Kunstler, Activist