Resistance Quote by Gene Sharp

Some foreign states will act against a dictatorship only to gain their own economic, political, or military control over the country.

— Gene Sharp

“In some cases, however, limited violence against the dictatorship may be inevitable. Frustration and hatred of the regime may explode into violence. Or, certain…

— Gene Sharp

“It is not patriotic to admire foreign dictators. It”

— Timothy Snyder

“Almost all modern governments are highly conscious of what journalism calls ‘world opinion.’ For sound reasons, mostly of an economic nature, they cannot afford…

— Sebastian Marshall

Military intervention to maintain the global status quo will become a constant feature of international relations, whether this is justified in terms of fighting…

— Walden Bello

The peril of this Nation is not in any foreign foe! We, the people, are its power, its peril, and its hope.

— Charles Evans Hughes

“A regime which is nominally liberal can be oppressive in reality. A regime which acknowledges its violence might have in it more genuine humanity.”

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

“An unwise and overambitious foreign policy, and particularly the effort to do more than we are able to do, is the one thing which…

— Robert A. Taft

With unfailing consistency, U.S. intervention has been on the side of the rich and powerful of various nations at the expense of the poor…

— Michael Parenti

“International intervention in the country is like asking security guards to patrol a bank in mid-robbery. The guards may end up robbing or running…

— Adam Hochschild

Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise.

— William Odom

We need to do a lot more thinking about how the regime is going to evolve, how the bad guys are going to adapt…

— Mitchell Reiss