Non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman
Think globally; act locally.
—Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) American Inventor, Philosopher
Don’t do nothing because you can’t do everything. Do something. Anything.
—Colleen Patrick-Goudreau (b.1970) American Animal Advocate
In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act
—George Orwell (1903–50) English Novelist, Journalist
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
I am leaving this legacy to all of you … to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die—the dream of freedom and peace.
—Rosa Parks (1913–2005) American Civil Rights Leader
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.
—Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–99) American Lawyer, Orator, Agnostic
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
If you’re not giving the world the best you have, what world are you saving it for?
—Unknown
Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn’t filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.
—Naomi Klein (b.1970) Canadian Anti-Globalization Activist
We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
—Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) American Inventor, Philosopher
Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit.
—Abbie Hoffman (1936–89) American Political Activist, Anarchist
Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps. A revolution in consciousness is an empty high without a revolution in the distribution of power. We are not interested in the greening of Amerika except for the grass that will cover its grave.
—Abbie Hoffman (1936–89) American Political Activist, Anarchist
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
—Abbie Hoffman (1936–89) American Political Activist, Anarchist
No great movement designed to change the world can bear to be laughed at or belittled. Mockery is a rust that corrodes all it touches.
—Milan Kundera (1929–2023) Czech Novelist
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins—not through strength but by perseverance.
—H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (b.1940) American Self-Help Author
The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all of these movements is the instinct of religious feeling. All the obstruction comes from attempting to rely on anything else. Conciliation is the enemy.
—John Jay Chapman (1862–1933) American Literary Critic, Essayist
A man lives not only his personal life as an individual but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955) German Novelist, Critic, Philanthropist, Essayist
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won’t help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
—Unknown
My activism really is for myself, because I see places in the world where I feel I should be. If there is something really bad, really evil, happening somewhere, then that is where I should be. I need, for myself, to feel that I have stood there. It feels a lot better than just watching it on television.
—Alice Walker (b.1944) American Novelist, Activist
The will to act is a renewable resource.
—Al Gore (b.1948) American Politician, Environmentalist
Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make not only for our own happiness but that of the world at large.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-American Philosopher, Poet, Sculptor
Patriotism … is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940) Lithuanian-American Anarchist, Feminist
The most important political office is that of the private citizen
—Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) American Jurist
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