Protest Quotes

474 quotes by 400 authors

The use of violence as an instrument of persuasion is therefore inviting and seems to the discontented to be the only effective protest. — William O. Douglas
Man is about to be an automaton; he is identifiable only in the computer. As a person of worth and creativity, as a being with… — William O. Douglas
Modern American literature was born in protest, born in rebellion, born out of the sense of loss and indirection which was imposed upon the new… — Alfred Kazin
The conviction of tragedy that rises out of his [John Dos Passos's] work is the steady protest of a sensitive democratic conscience against the tyranny… — Alfred Kazin
Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if… — W. E. B. Du Bois
Rage' is the word that most often attaches itself to the Tea Party movement, and it's true that, from the outside looking in, their public… — Jonathan Raban
Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia. Until now, women have only been accessories. Now, female protest groups are emerging - not because men… — Alexei Navalny
Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a… — Victor Ponta
The Occupy Wall Street protests are shining a national spotlight on the most powerful, dangerous and secretive economic and political force in America. — Bernie Sanders
It wasn't my natural inclination to get into writing protest songs. — David Sylvian
Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is… — Jose Saramago
The West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning. — Walter Ulbricht
While researching 'The Submission,' I went to a protest against the Ground Zero mosque in New York when I was about to give birth to… — Amy Waldman
Throughout the lead-up to the war, CNN worked hard to air all sides of the story. We had a regular segment called Voices of Dissent… — Jim C. Walton
I'm like a one-woman protest machine. — Lydia Lunch
Both morally and practically, segregation is to me a basic injustice. Since I believe it to be so, I must attempt to remove it. There… — Bayard Rustin
The nice thing about a protest song is that it takes the complaint, the fussing, the finger-pointing, and gives it an added component of sociable… — Nicholson Baker
There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin. — Garry Kasparov
I was involved in some peaceful protests. — Todd Akin
The thing about politicians in Britain is that they are out there, you can lobby them, get close to them, there are loads of ways… — Alastair Campbell

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