American history Quote by Stacey Abrams

“Boycott is a widely understood form of social, economic, and political action.”

— Steve Crawshaw

Boycotts don't work. They work in certain isolated situations, where you have some potential. But in the main, the best way to bring about…

— Robert Scheer

Boycott is not a principle. When it becomes one, it itself risks becoming exclusive and racist. No boycott, in our sense of the term,…

— John Berger

I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it…

— Al Sharpton

Usually, boycotts sometimes don't really accomplish anything besides the fact that you show you that don't agree with what's going on.

— Hannah Teter

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as…

— John Berger

I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic. I think we showed…

— Dolores Huerta

I do not think that there is any doubt about where I stand in respect to boycotts. If there is, I will just state…

— William Howard Taft

Boycotts are not something to be taken lightly.

— Steven Van Zandt

A boycott is directed against a policy and the institutions which support that policy either actively or tacitly. Its aim is not to reject,…

— John Berger

I can say unequivocally that the boycott does not work. It's never complete enough to have impact unless it's backed by force, and I…

— Helen Suzman

I'm not new to debates about bans and boycotts. I encountered them during my time as President of the National Union of Students.

— Wes Streeting