Action Quote by Terry Tempest Williams

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

— William Kunstler

I do believe that non-violent civil disobedience is a very important and useful tactic.

— Cleve Jones

Civil disobedience is - it's no fun.

— Noam Chomsky

Civil disobedience's main goal typically is to try to arouse and inspire others to join and do something. Well, sometimes that is a good…

— Noam Chomsky

Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association.

— Mahatma Gandhi

If the government or the parties won't address our needs, we will. It's about direct action, even civil disobedience.

— Edward Snowden

I favor massive civil disobedience, among other things. It is not the only thing that is used to protest any grievance in society. But…

— William Kunstler

Mass civil disobedience is like an earthquake, a sort of general upheaval on the political plane.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Civil disobedience has almost always been about expression. Generally, it's nonviolent, as defined by Henry David Thoreau, Gandhi, and King.

— Marvin Ammori

Non-violence is not a passive idea. It is ethical activism at its political best

— Ela Bhatt

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

— Jim Leach

The act of civil disobedience is the act of taking our anger and turning it into sacred rage. It is a personal and collective…

— Terry Tempest Williams