Civil society Quote by Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Civil society has not lost the possibility to influence the government and force them to change their policy. That is why we believe in…

— Lidia Yusupova

When you're fighting for civil rights, it's sometimes two steps forward and one step back. Civil rights are an evolution; and you have to…

— Gloria Allred

Force when aggressively applied is "violence" and is, therefore, morally unjustifiable, but when it is used in the furtherance of a legitimate cause, it…

— Bhagat Singh

Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force

— Thomas Sowell

Every one knows that the exercise of military power is forever dangerous to civil rights; and we have had recent instances of violences that…

— Samuel Adams

We need to defend against weaknesses within and enemies without, using the tools of civil society and hard power. We don't have to pick…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

“there is virtually no credible social science evidence to support the idea that violence in societies can be effectively addressed in the absence of…

— Gary A. Haugen

Nonviolence to be worth anything has to work in the face of hostile forces.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Civil disobedience is a viable political tactic, and a non-violent tactic.

— William Kunstler

A society that does not defend itself is doomed. A system that remains passive in the face of attack deserves to go under. Those…

— Brian Crozier

Today in many places we hear a call for greater security. But until exclusion and inequality in society and between peoples is reversed, it…

— Pope Francis

We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations, acting…

— Barack Obama