Quotes About Activism

'The Prince' was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. 'Rules for Radicals' is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away.

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism.

I was stunned to find out there had never been a serious, scholarly biography ever written on Rosa Parks.

'Turn to Stone' was written about the Nixon administration and the Vietnam War and the protesting that was going on and all of that. It's a song about frustration. Also, I attended Kent State.

This is the greatest country under the sun. But we must not let our love of country, our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit in our protest against wrong and injustice.

When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.

If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up.

There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair.

Shareholder activism is not a privilege - it is a right and a responsibility. When we invest in a company, we own part of that company and we are partly responsible for how that company progresses. If we believe there is something going wrong with the company, then we, as shareholders, must become active and vocal.

I am going to fight capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you should be comfortable and well fed while all around you people are starving.

There is not a right too long denied to which we do not aspire in order to achieve; there is not a wrong too long endured that we are not determined to abolish.

All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent.

We are not terrorists. We're not criminals, we're not motivated by money, we're not motivated by greed. Nor are we simply nice kids gone wrong. We're deeply committed to a different kind of society and a different world. I think that is something very hard to understand for a lot of people.

For the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough.

Many activists and antagonists who are on the wrong side of an issue employ the tactic of, 'the best defense is a good offense.'

If you're quiet, knowing that there's a culture of racism inside most police departments, and you're not saying anything, you are on the wrong side of history.

I say to the Occupy protesters - you're occupying the wrong place, you're protesting the wrong thing.

The Right is incredibly deft at getting earnest about all the wrong things.

To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.

While staging demonstrations against wrongs, please do not cross the line, and see to it that no situation is allowed to turn into a riot.

I believe that movements to suppress wrongs can be carried out under the protection of our flag.

He was living proof that this country can improve. That, as a nation, we can peacefully confront historic wrongs and right them. John Lewis may be gone but his message and his legacy remains.

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'