Complicated Quote by Arundhati Roy

NGOs are dangerous. They do what the missionaries used to do in Colonial times. They are Trojan Horses. The worse the situation, the more…

— Arundhati Roy

The question is whether NGOs that bring protection or aid or reparation therapies are furthering the possibility of self-determination or extending a form of…

— Judith Butler

Every country, every donation is a different case, and there are many cases where NGOs are getting support from foreign countries for good purposes.

— Ayelet Shaked

“As I like to put it, we have hit pay dirt. The effort to cure the resource curse is a good example of what…

— George Soros

Any big organization can be subverted by governments or multinational special interests. They have the resources to cast doubt and fear over any group…

— Arlo Guthrie

“government or an NGO… a job that would enable”

— K.S. Ruff

Activists are generally doers - rather than watching television and thinking about the world they will put there energies into doing something 'active' to…

— Ben Edwards

All over the world, independent and strong civil society - NGOs, faith leaders, and other community advocates - help governments solve problems and better…

— Ben Rhodes

Activists are cultural artists. They envision a world that does not yet exist, and then take action to create that world.'

— Robyn

Not a few organizations exist in our country which function poorly. Sometimes it happens that this or that local government or organ have to…

— Joseph Stalin

Activists create nonprofits for the sole purpose of suing their enemies, collecting a settlement check, and paying lawyers to find the next frivolous lawsuit.

— Richard Grenell

The [nonprofit] sector is the natural home of nonmajoritarian impulses, movements and values. It comfortably harbors innovators, maverick movements, groups which feel they must…

— John W. Gardner