Protest Quotes

474 quotes by 400 authors

He who protests is an enemy; he who opposes is a corpse. — Pol Pot
I plan to send my liver somewhere in France, to protest foie gras (liver pate) ... I plan to have handbags made from my skin… — Ingrid Newkirk
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the National Institute of Arts and… — Sinclair Lewis
I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders… — Nelson Mandela
You may even have Jews in your midst who did not learn their way of life from us, and did not inherit it from a… — Maurice Samuel
Liberals believe that crime is inextricably linked with poverty. In reality, most poor people never resort to crime, and some wealthy people commit evil acts… — Rush Limbaugh
It seemed like this was one big Prozac nation, one big mess of malaise. Perhaps the next time half a million people gather for a… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
In our current society, it is considered a weakness to be female and a treason to protest this. Highlighting inequality results in aggressive insults and… — Clementine Ford
Protest to be effective, must be followed by resolute action and at this crisis in world history when materialistic energy aims at overthrowing spiritual energy… — Vida Goldstein
It's funny how social activists usually protest against the only things that have a credible chance of achieving the activists' goals. — Craig Reucassel
Every new invention has been a protest of genius against the masses. — Adolf Hitler
Today women in many countries are taking part in various types of movements of protest, some of which are serious struggles for economic and social… — Kumari Jayawardena
You can't just sit around and make protest albums all your life; eventually it comes to the point where you have to do something. — Paul Kantner
As for those who protest that I am robbing people of the great comfort and consolation they gain from Christianity, I can only say that… — Rupert Hughes
This huge and terrible industry [the slave trade] was blessed by all churches and for a long time aroused absolutely no religious protest. . .… — Christopher Hitchens
When I sang my American folk melodies in Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, or the Hebrides or on the Spanish front, the people understood and… — Paul Robeson
I protest that we fans are being emotionally starved and frustrated by long periods of perfect performance of these batteries. More over, when there are… — Herbert Hoover
Jacobins, I have a truth to tell you. You do not know your most deadly enemies; they are the constitutional priests. It is they who… — Jean-Paul Marat
I can't help it if the ladies take note of me; I am not going to protest. — Nelson Mandela
The new kind of music seems to create not from the heart but from the head. Its composers think rather than feel. They have not… — Sergei Rachmaninoff

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