Controversy Quote by M.B. Dallocchio

“Silence is what allows people to suffer without recourse, what allows hypocrisies and lies to grow and flourish, crimes to go unpunished. If our…

— Rebecca Solnit

“Censorship thrives in silence; silence is its aim.”

— James LaRue

“Moving from silence into speech is for the oppressed, the colonized, the exploited, and those who stand and struggle side by side a gesture…

— Bell Hooks

“They regarded silence as collaboration with injustice.”

— Betty Medsger

“Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justification.”

— Richard J. Foster

“Oppression can only survive through silence.”

— Carmen de Monteflores

“For many people of color, learning to break the silence is a survival issue. To remain silent would be to disconnect from her own…

— Beverly Daniel Tatum

“The quality of silence in my life speaks to the health of my soul/mind. If the silence is deafening, suppressive, terrifying... (it speaks to…

— L.M. Browning

Writers speak for those who are kept in silence

— Isabel Allende

“Silence frees us from the need to control others. One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes us feel…

— Richard J. Foster

“Silence is a necessary requirement for unnatural acts.”

— Kathryn Cottam

“i swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. we must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the…

— Elie Wiesel