Riots Quotes

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It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don't think the riots derailed the civil rights movement. — Henry Louis Gates
I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me. — Tom Hanks
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters. — Rush Limbaugh
When the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth, the demand of workers for a fair share of the wealth… — John Boyd Orr
When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple:… — Dan Quayle
I don't know what goes on in the crowd. I've had them show up and throw beer cans at me. I caused riots in most… — Lou Reed
Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots. — Jessica Savitch
Certainly my inner world will never be a peaceful place of bloom; it will have some peace, and occasional riots of bloom, but always a… — James Tiptree Jr.
God is universal," spluttered the priest. The imam nodded strong approval. "There is only one God." "And with their one god Muslims are always causing… — Yann Martel
Catastrophe, riots, factories blowing up, armies in flight, flood - the ear can detect a whole apocalypse in the starry night of the human body. — Jean Cocteau
Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus… — Frank Herbert
But the forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a boldness that are as astounding… — Elie Wiesel
The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people. Heâ€™s about double the numbers now. Can you imagine if McCain… — Penn Jillette
Gran, for the gods' love, it's talk like yours that starts riots!" I said keeping my voice down. "Will you just put a stopper in… — Tamora Pierce
Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots do not break out everyday: Massacres, unspeakable carnage, a doomsday… — Emile M. Cioran
If youâ€™re listening to this, congratulations! You survived Doomsday. Iâ€™d like to apologize straightaway for any inconvenience the end of the world may have caused… — Rick Riordan
We kill at every step, not only in wars, riots and executions. We kill when we close our eyes to poverty, suffering and shame.In the… — Hermann Hesse
A minor fief had risen up against their cruel and avaricious lord, with hundreds of people surrounding his Manor house, threatening to burn it to… — John Flanagan

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