I've been in politics all my life. In 1945, I committed my first act of civil disobedience during the election campaign for… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life. — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Okay, so here's my question: When did civility become incompatible with protest? Why do some people consider civility an antonym - anathema,… — Steven Petrow Copy Share Image
Civil disobedience's main goal typically is to try to arouse and inspire others to join and do something. Well, sometimes that is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Civil disobedience is not only the natural right of a people, especially when they have no effective voice in their own Government,… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“But we need to search for and find, what we need to own and perfect into a magnificent, shining thing, is a… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
In instances in history, civil disobedience has been appropriate and useful. — Philip Hart Copy Share Image
“If you're not going to use your free speech to criticize your own government, then what the hell is the point of… — Michel Templet Copy Share Image
Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face. But I left with a smile.… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You… — Thomas Tusser Copy Share Image
“The question deserves to be asked: Is hating one's nation really such a bad thing? Or perhaps more importantly, after the crimes… — Michel Templet Copy Share Image
f the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I favor massive civil disobedience, among other things. It is not the only thing that is used to protest any grievance in… — William Kunstler Copy Share Image
I think Iran is the kind of place where it's difficult to predict what's going to trigger structural change. It's hard to… — Azadeh Moaveni Copy Share Image
Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience. — Constance Baker Motley Copy Share Image
“Thoreau could speculate that even a slight shift in natural processes—a little colder winter, a little higher flood—might put an end to… — Laura Dassow Walls Copy Share Image
