Truth and Liberty
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Quotes on Revolution
Quotes About Speaking Out, Activism and Revolution
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free”
- Goethe
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
- Edmund Burke
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
- Edward R Murrow
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
- MLK
"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster."
- James Baldwin
“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.”
- Martin Luther
“They came first for the Communists... but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews... but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Unionists... but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Unionist. Then they came for the Catholics... but I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me...and by that time... there was no-one left to speak up for me.”
- Rev. Martin Niemoller, commenting on events in Germany 1933-1939
"One man with courage makes a majority."
- Andrew Jackson
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."
- Ambrose Redmoon
"Wake up and smell the tyranny; your pockets are full of paper and your minds are full of lies."
- Unknown
“All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, "I'm a HUMAN BEING, GODDAMNIT! My LIFE has VALUE!!"
- Howard Beale in Network (1976)
“You let one ant stand up to us, and they all might stand up! Those “puny little ants” outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out… THERE GOES OUR WAY OF LIFE! It’s not about food. It’s about keeping those ants in line.”
- Hopper, A Bug’s Life
“A patriot must be ready to defend his country against his government.”
- Edward Abbey
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of it’s experienced patriots to prevent it’s ruin.”
- Samuel Adams, founding father
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
- Mark Twain
“No army can stop an idea whose time has come.”
- Victor Hugo
"We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
- Robert F . Kennedy
"We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history."
- Sonia Johnson
“A minority is in a very awkward position. The individuals in it can’t afford to be just as good as the individuals in the majority. If they hope to convert the majority, they have to be much better, and the smaller the minority, the better they have to be. They have to think better. They have to know more. They have to write better. They have to have better controversial manners. Above all, they have to have far more courage. And they have to be infinitely patient.”
- Henry Hazlitt.
"Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hangs on the results. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn into the greatest historical struggle, the decisive battle into which our epoch has plunged us."
– Ludwig Von Mises.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they attack you, then you win.”
- Gandhi
"While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and, for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth."
- V for Vendetta
“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.”
- Thomas Paine
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free”
- Goethe
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
- Edmund Burke
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
- Edward R Murrow
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
- MLK
"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster."
- James Baldwin
“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.”
- Martin Luther
“They came first for the Communists... but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews... but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Unionists... but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Unionist. Then they came for the Catholics... but I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me...and by that time... there was no-one left to speak up for me.”
- Rev. Martin Niemoller, commenting on events in Germany 1933-1939
"One man with courage makes a majority."
- Andrew Jackson
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."
- Ambrose Redmoon
"Wake up and smell the tyranny; your pockets are full of paper and your minds are full of lies."
- Unknown
“All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, "I'm a HUMAN BEING, GODDAMNIT! My LIFE has VALUE!!"
- Howard Beale in Network (1976)
“You let one ant stand up to us, and they all might stand up! Those “puny little ants” outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out… THERE GOES OUR WAY OF LIFE! It’s not about food. It’s about keeping those ants in line.”
- Hopper, A Bug’s Life
“A patriot must be ready to defend his country against his government.”
- Edward Abbey
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of it’s experienced patriots to prevent it’s ruin.”
- Samuel Adams, founding father
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
- Mark Twain
“No army can stop an idea whose time has come.”
- Victor Hugo
"We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
- Robert F . Kennedy
"We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history."
- Sonia Johnson
“A minority is in a very awkward position. The individuals in it can’t afford to be just as good as the individuals in the majority. If they hope to convert the majority, they have to be much better, and the smaller the minority, the better they have to be. They have to think better. They have to know more. They have to write better. They have to have better controversial manners. Above all, they have to have far more courage. And they have to be infinitely patient.”
- Henry Hazlitt.
"Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hangs on the results. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn into the greatest historical struggle, the decisive battle into which our epoch has plunged us."
– Ludwig Von Mises.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they attack you, then you win.”
- Gandhi
"While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and, for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth."
- V for Vendetta
“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.”
- Thomas Paine
