Against Quote by John Berger

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

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

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

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

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

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

I do not think that there is any doubt about where I stand in respect to boycotts. If there is, I will just state…

— William Howard Taft

I support the boycott because I do not think at this stage there is any other way to make our authorities see and understand…

— Yekaterina Samutsevich

I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it…

— Al Sharpton

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

— Steve Crawshaw

Boycotts are not something to be taken lightly.

— Steven Van Zandt

Take away from the courts, if it could be taken away, the power to issue injunctions in labor disputes, and it would create a…

— William Howard Taft