Action Quote by Peter Dreier

“Too often, our standards for evaluating social movements pivot around whether or not they "succeeded" in realizing their visions rather than on the merits…

— Robin D.G. Kelley

Let's trace the birth of an idea. It's born as rampant radicalism, then it becomes progressivism, then liberalism, then it becomes moderated conservative, outmoded,…

— Powell Clayton

The radical is simply being given more room in the mainstream. And I think young people - I'm talking about the very young millennials…

— Porochista Khakpour

The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer…

— Marilyn Ferguson

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer…

— William James

Movements are not radical. Movements are the American way. A small group of abolitionists writing and speaking eventually led to the end of slavery.…

— Unita Blackwell

My generation was going to change the direction America took. I was completely convinced that we would have a very different kind of society…

— Susan Lyne

There are trends in our societies... that can lead to some political decisions in America and in Europe that can give some ground to…

— Federica Mogherini

Progressive, radical, or even revolutionary change has always come from below.

— Tom Morello

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.

— Christopher Hitchens

At the turn of the last century, extremists were forced back to the political fringes while younger politicians resurrected the vitality of the original…

— Heather Cox Richardson

“Shifting the focus from why to how can help people become less radical. In a series of experiments, when people with extreme political views…

— Adam M. Grant