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Activism14 quotes
If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. — Frederick Douglass · 1857You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Do get all on fire and be as cross as you please. — Susan B. Anthony · 1856I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all. — Sojourner Truth · 1867Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1964Yes, injured Woman! rise, assert thy right! — Anna Laetitia Barbauld · 1825All 14 quotes →Politics7 quotes
Do get all on fire and be as cross as you please. — Susan B. Anthony · 1856I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all. — Sojourner Truth · 1867We must push as hard as they push, and then push a little stronger. — Harvey Milk · 1977I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2014The best way to get inside city hall is to make noise on the street. — Bhairavi Desai · 2011Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013All 7 quotes →Political progress4 quotes
If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. — Frederick Douglass · 1857I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all. — Sojourner Truth · 1867The best way to get inside city hall is to make noise on the street. — Bhairavi Desai · 2011Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible. — Angela Davis · 2014Progress4 quotes
If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. — Frederick Douglass · 1857I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2014Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Anger2 quotes
Do get all on fire and be as cross as you please. — Susan B. Anthony · 1856I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2014Anger in politics2 quotes
Do get all on fire and be as cross as you please. — Susan B. Anthony · 1856I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2014Equality2 quotes
I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all. — Sojourner Truth · 1867During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in har¬ mony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. — Nelson Mandela · 1964Fighting for justice2 quotes
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965We must push as hard as they push, and then push a little stronger. — Harvey Milk · 1977Standing up for what's right2 quotes
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Taking action2 quotes
Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Anti-colonialism1 quote
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in har¬ mony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. — Nelson Mandela · 1964Anti-imperialism1 quote
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in har¬ mony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. — Nelson Mandela · 1964Artistic development1 quote
Let frustration fuel inspiration. — Sonia Boyce · 2015Changing the world1 quote
Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013City politics1 quote
The best way to get inside city hall is to make noise on the street. — Bhairavi Desai · 2011Equal rights1 quote
I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all. — Sojourner Truth · 1867Injustice1 quote
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Inspiration1 quote
Let frustration fuel inspiration. — Sonia Boyce · 2015Nonviolence1 quote
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1964Perseverance1 quote
Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible. — Angela Davis · 2014Social progress1 quote
If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. — Frederick Douglass · 1857Truth1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Women's rights1 quote
Yes, injured Woman! rise, assert thy right! — Anna Laetitia Barbauld · 1825