Blunt Quote by Conor Oberst

A boycott is directed against a policy and the institutions which support that policy either actively or tacitly. Its aim is not to reject,…

— John Berger

“Boycott is a widely understood form of social, economic, and political action.”

— Steve Crawshaw

Usually, boycotts sometimes don't really accomplish anything besides the fact that you show you that don't agree with what's going on.

— Hannah Teter

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as…

— John Berger

Boycott is not a principle. When it becomes one, it itself risks becoming exclusive and racist. No boycott, in our sense of the term,…

— John Berger

I can say unequivocally that the boycott does not work. It's never complete enough to have impact unless it's backed by force, and I…

— Helen Suzman

Strikes and boycotting are akin to war, and can be justified only on grounds analogous to those which justify war, viz., intolerable injustice and…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

The main problem is that for a boycott to be effective, you must first persuade thousands - maybe even millions of others - to…

— L. Neil Smith

Boycotts are not something to be taken lightly.

— Steven Van Zandt

Boycotts don't work. They work in certain isolated situations, where you have some potential. But in the main, the best way to bring about…

— Robert Scheer

I've never seen an effective boycott that didn't work.

— Al Sharpton