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“The maintenance of high standards of behavior in nonviolent action is necessary at all stages of the conflict.” quote by Gene Sharp — Download Open image

““The maintenance of high standards of behavior in nonviolent action is necessary at all stages of the conflict.””

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There’s one thing that’s been 'learned' maybe from Tunisia and Egypt that I think is a mistake. And that is that the existing ruler…

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Nonviolent action involves opposing the opponent's power, including his police and military capacity, not with the weapons chosen by him but by quite different means. Repression by the opponent is used against his own power position in a kind of political "ju-jitsu" and the very sources of his power thus reduced or removed, with the result that his political and…

“In some cases, however, limited violence against the dictatorship may be inevitable. Frustration and hatred of the regime may explode into violence. Or, certain groups may be unwilling to abandon violent means even though they recognize the important role of nonviolent struggle. In these cases, political defiance does not need to be abandoned. However, it will be necessary to separate…

“Liberation from dictatorships ultimately depends on the people's ability to liberate themselves.”

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“Engage in friendly creative communication with the functionaries and troops serving the putschists while continuing resistance. Explain to them the reasons for the defense…

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“The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of the subjects to be…

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Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to use anyhow. It will be used…

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Nonviolent struggle is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom.

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The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is, it follows, in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of the subjects…

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“As Charles Stewart Parnell called out during the Irish rent strike campaign in 1879 and 1880: It is no use relying on the Government . . . . You must only rely upon your own determination . . . . Help yourselves by standing together . . . strengthen those amongst yourselves who are weak . . . , band…

Dictatorships are never as strong as they think they are, and people are never as weak as they think they are.

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By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority.

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