Counterproductive Quote by Eric Holder

Peaceful demonstrations are essential to our democratic system. Unfortunately, some individuals have engaged in unlawful and dangerous activity, including arson, rioting, looting, and damaging…

— Ted Wheeler

When a fact can be demonstrated, force is unnecessary; when it cannot be demonstrated, force is infamous.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

The methods of peaceful protests are not capable of being effective, because in reality most people pay little attention to things that are not…

— Assata Shakur

The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Colorful demonstrations and weekend marches are vital but alone are not powerful enough to stop wars. Wars will be stopped only when soldiers refuse…

— Arundhati Roy

The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

— Cesar Chavez

Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.

— Idries Shah

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

— Aesop

We want to see all demonstrations stopped.

— Hun Sen

Protest is best used when it's part of a strategy that involves escalating tactics that build pressure on targets.

— Alicia Garza

Force when aggressively applied is "violence" and is, therefore, morally unjustifiable, but when it is used in the furtherance of a legitimate cause, it…

— Bhagat Singh

“The excessive use of force creates legitimacy problems, and force without legitimacy leads to defiance, not submission.”

— Malcolm Gladwell