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title: "6 Popular Movement Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“there is a "floating bitterness" (as I've seen it described) which quickly becomes attached to prominent figures and institutions who for one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-a-floating-bitterness-as-i-ve-seen-it-described-which/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The only way major change in environmental policy is going to happen, the only way, is if there is a very strong,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-jamieson/the-only-way-major-change-in-environmental-policy-is-going-to-happen/)

[Dale Jamieson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-jamieson/)

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> [I don't claim to know a lot about Mexico, but I did talk to quite a number of left Mexican intelectuals, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-don-t-claim-to-know-a-lot-about-mexico-but-i-did-talk-to-quite-a/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-adams/sinn-fein-has-demonstrated-the-ability-to-play-a-leadership-role-as/)

[Gerry Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/gerry-adams-12519_ability_sinn-fein-has-demonstrated-the-ability-t_2036684.png)

> [If we stand for change, we can spark a popular movement with power, influence, magic and genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/if-we-stand-for-change-we-can-spark-a-popular-movement-with-power/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/van-jones-984_change_if-we-stand-for-change-we-can-spark-a-po_2294565.png)

> [The truth is that most people lack the intellectual ability and courage to resist a popular movement, however pernicious and ill-considered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/the-truth-is-that-most-people-lack-the-intellectual-ability-and/)

[Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/)

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