Alive Quote by Nate Powell

“Protesting often times takes a stance of offense; a form of violence that may not always be physical but is a form of violence…

— Eric Overby

“If protesting, do no harm to yourself or others. Peaceful protest is more effective when creating real change. Peaceful protest wins over the hearts…

— Leland Lewis

You are free to protest peacefully, but the minute you use violence and attack police, all bets are off.

— Miranda Devine

“Nonviolent passive resistance is effective as long as your opposition adheres to the same rules as you do. But if peaceful protest is met…

— Nelson Mandela

I myself am a very, very peaceful person. Throughout our history, from our own American revolution to the resistance against apartheid in South Africa,…

— Tom Morello

Peaceful protest is a hallmark of our democracy. It has been in impetus for social change throughout our history.

— Stan Van Gundy

Citizens who live or work near protest sites or marches have every right to be free of violence from protesters, and they should never…

— Naomi Wolf

The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist fighting for peace by nonviolent methods most easily succumbs; activism and overwork.

— Thomas Merton

The use of violence as an instrument of persuasion is therefore inviting and seems to the discontented to be the only effective protest.

— William O. Douglas

“For resistance to succeed, two boundaries must be crossed. First, ideas about change must engage people of various backgrounds who do not agree about…

— Timothy Snyder

The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action - whether it's a fast, a march,…

— Dolores Huerta