Activism Quote by John Lewis

“We are sometimes asked in the name of patriotism to forget the merits of this fearful struggle [the Civil War], and to remember with…

— Frederick Douglass

“This was the crippling irony at the heart of the Confederate debates over the prospect of peace: the moments when Confederate military victories gave…

— Elizabeth R. Varon

“If the spirited crowd expected a speech exalting recent Union victories, they were disappointed. In keeping with his lifelong tendency to consider all sides…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“I felt entangled now: this March, this South, this war, history. History could not possibly let the South get away with slavery; history would…

— Cynthia Bass

“It is our contention, to be explored later in more detail, that political defiance, or nonviolent struggle, is the most powerful means available to…

— Gene Sharp

“Quite often, people inaccurately comment about the villains of the South and the heroes of the North. Such statements cause bitter debates. Thus, it…

— Trevor P. Wardlaw

“He had made a vow to defend his country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. He’d never expected to fight unknown beings that weren’t…

— Lisa Carlisle

“We can be for peace without supporting the enemy. We can be against this war without rooting for the other side.”

— Tim Russert

“He had come to America, haven of peace and liberty, and it, too, was joining the slaughter, fighting for the big capitalists. There was…

— James T. Farrell

“...the conflicts made him an indecisive mediator - a man, as someone had once observed, who couldn't keep his feet out of the shit…

— Stephen Donaldson

“We are rebels at war with God. We cannot make peace with Him until we lay down our rebellion—”

— Derek Prince

“Some of you from outside the South may be wondering why we’re emphasizing this irrefutable historical fact that everyone should know so strongly already.…

— Trae Crowder