Boycott Quote by Steve Crawshaw

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

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

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

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

The main problem is that for a boycott to be effective, you must first persuade thousands - maybe even millions of others - to…

— L. Neil Smith

A boycott is, inherently, a blunt instrument. It is an imperfect weapon, a carpet bomb, when all involved would prefer a surgical strike.

— Conor Oberst

Boycott is a perfectly legitimate form of democratic protest.

— J. Jayalalithaa

I cannot imagine our country not having the right to economic boycott.

— Rashida Tlaib

I believe in a nonviolent movement of boycott, divestment, sanctions.

— Linda Sarsour

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

You have to be careful how you're using the word boycott.

— Vernon Jordan