"It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you"
- Tony Benn
About this Quote
This quote by Tony Benn speaks with the idea that progress is frequently met with resistance. Initially, people may disregard the idea of progress, as it is unknown and might be viewed as a risk to the status quo. As the idea of development gains traction, individuals may then start to label those who advocate for it as mad or dangerous. This is typically a strategy used to reject the concept and the people who support it. After this, there is typically a pause as individuals pertain to terms with the concept of development. Eventually, the concept of development is accepted and it ends up being tough to find anybody who disagrees with it. This quote speaks to the idea that development is often consulted with resistance, however ultimately it is accepted and embraced.
This quote is written / told by Tony Benn somewhere between April 3, 1925 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from England.
The author also have 10 other quotes.
"In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am"
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress"
"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress"
