Social Movements Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

We've never had our injustices rectified from the top, from the president or Congress, or the Supreme Court, no matter what we learned in junior… — Howard Zinn
Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice. — Chandra Talpade Mohanty
Feminism is a belief that although women and men are inherently of equal worth, most societies privilege men as a group. As a result, social… — Estelle Freedman
There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism. — Maajid Nawaz
Storytelling may be what most distinguishes social movements from interest groups. — Marshall Ganz
Major social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and… — Freda Adler
Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, theyâ€™re not remedied by the initiative of the national… — Howard Zinn
The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them. — Jim Wallis
All the major social movements of the 20th century had great soundtracks - We need that. The left needs better propaganda, because we donâ€™t have… — DJ Spooky
We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability of social movements to demagoguery. — Todd Gitlin
A new breed of Americans born out of the social movements of the 60s and grown into a majority in the 70s holds a set… — Daniel Yankelovich
Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses. — Keith Henson
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is… — Walter Lippmann
Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion… — Margaret Mead
Understanding Hamas/Hezbollah as social movements that are progressive, that are on the left, that are part of a global left, is extremely important. That does… — Judith Butler
As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements. — Cory Booker
If democracy is to once again inspire a populist politics, it is crucial to develop a number of social movements in which the stories told… — Henry Giroux
Universities are some of the few places left where a struggle for the commons, for public life, if not democracy itself, can be made visible… — Henry Giroux

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