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Political courage4 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny. — Wole Soyinka · 1972You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Courage3 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Politics3 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Progress2 quotes
You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Fighting for justice1 quote
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Political progress1 quote
You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Standing up for what's right1 quote
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933Tyranny1 quote
The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny. — Wole Soyinka · 1972