--- title: "2 Civil disobedience Quotes By Al Gore" description: "2 Civil disobedience quotes by Al Gore. Plus more from Al Gore and more Civil disobedience sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/al-gore-609_certain_civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-his_307079.jpg" --- > [Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-history-and-when-the-urgency-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/al-gore-609_certain_civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-his_307079.jpg) > [If youre a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-future-of-this-planet-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/al-gore-609_being-done_if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-f_2276783.jpg) ## Other authors on Civil disobedience - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-howard-zinn-42481.jpg) Howard Zinn 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/howard-zinn/) - [Martin Luther King, Jr 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/martin-luther-king-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-tempest-williams-89542.jpg) Terry Tempest Williams 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/terry-tempest-williams/) - [Gail Bradbrook 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/gail-bradbrook/) ## More by Al Gore > [Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/local-and-state-governments-have-outrun-the-federal-government-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Mother Nature does not do bailouts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/mother-nature-does-not-do-bailouts/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-climate-crisis-is-not-a-political-issue-it-is-a-moral-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-decided-to-pick-the-diet-that-i-thought-would-maximize-my-chances/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-know-there-s-an-old-african-proverb-that-i-made-up-if-you-want-to/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/one-tragic-example-of-the-loss-of-forests-and-then-water-is-found-in/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The ten hottest years in the atmospheric record, going back only 160 years, have been in the last eleven years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-ten-hottest-years-in-the-atmospheric-record-going-back-only-160/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/hey-you-know-what-i-ve-gotta-go-on-that-letterman-show-that-show-is/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [When you talk about President Trump, the cable networks turned over so many hours of prime time to him. Why? Because he was entertaining,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/when-you-talk-about-president-trump-the-cable-networks-turned-over-so/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/iraq-does-pose-a-serious-threat-to-the-stability-of-the-persian-gulf/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-their-view-because-they-have-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/our-civilization-is-experiencing-unprecedented-changes-across-many/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-many-who-would-much-prefer-that-the-word-climate-never-be/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [As many know, the Chinese expression for "crisis" consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for "danger," the second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/as-many-know-the-chinese-expression-for-crisis-consists-of-two/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-think-george-w-bush-has-a-warm-engaging-personality-but-you-know/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/al-gore/#itemlist", "name": "2 Civil disobedience Quotes By Al Gore", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-history-and-when-the-urgency-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/al-gore-609_certain_civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-his_307079.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/al-gore-609_certain_civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-his_307079.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/al-gore-609_certain_civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-his_307079.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain…” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If youre a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-future-of-this-planet-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/al-gore-609_being-done_if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-f_2276783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/al-gore-609_being-done_if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-f_2276783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/al-gore-609_being-done_if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-f_2276783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If youre a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now…” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/al-gore/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/al-gore/", "name": "Civil disobedience Quotes by Al Gore", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-disobedience/al-gore/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/al-gore-609_certain_civil-disobedience-has-an-honourable-his_307079.jpg" }, "description": "2 Civil disobedience quotes by Al Gore. 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