Activist Quote by Ruth Smeeth

I was accused of insulting the president, insulting Islam, insulting - spreading rumors, disturbing the peace.

— Bassem Youssef

I am attacked equally by the hard right and the hard left for expressing what they regard as politically incorrect views. I thrive on…

— Alan Dershowitz

I've been attacked loads, verbally, over the years.

— Fearne Cotton

As a university student and activist, I was attacked from all quarters from the far right to the far left.

— Luciana Berger

The trouble was, all people saw on television were a few of my outspoken supporters out front; and they came away thinking that was…

— George McGovern

I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.

— Joey Skaggs

I was a militant.

— Bill Ayers

...associational ad hominem attacks remain the left's favorite rhetorical strategy for undermining opponents.

— Jonah Goldberg

I molded myself against le Front National. Against hate speech, be it racist, sexist, xenophobic, or homophobic. Against the kind of injustice I faced…

— Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality…

— Thomas Jefferson

There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.

— Alex Ferguson

It is because of these irrelevant people, who held no position, they happened to join an organisation, and because of these irrelevant people being…

— Nigel Farage