Quotes About Activism

Finished a letter for the New York Herald, trying to enlist American zeal to stop the East Coast slave-trade: I pray for a blessing on it from the All-Gracious. [Through a coincidence a singular interest attaches to this entry. The concluding words of the letter he refers to are as follows:—] "All I can add in my loneliness is, may Heaven's rich blessing come down on everyone, American, English, or Turk, who will help to heal the open sore of the world.

I wish to name the fountain of the Liambai or Upper Zambesi, Palmerston Fountain, and adding that of Sir Bartle Frere to the fountain of Lufira, three names of men who have done more to abolish slavery and the slave-trade than any of their contemporaries.

The central Lualaba I would fain call the Lake River Webb; the western, the Lake River Young. The Lufira and Lualaba West form a Lake, the native name of which, "Chibungo," must give way to Lake Lincoln. I wish to name the fountain of the Liambai or Upper Zambesi, Palmerston Fountain, and adding that of Sir Bartle Frere to the fountain of Lufira, three names of men who have done more to abolish slavery and the slave-trade than any of their contemporaries.

It [Jamaat-e-Islami] is not a missionary organisation or a body of preachers or evangelists, but an organisation of God's troopers.

I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.

God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners (morality).

Witness, eternal God! Oh, witness that, from this hour, I will do what one man can to drive out this curse of slavery from my land!

God has blessed me with the mission to place nonviolence before the nation for adoption.

As long as I continue to breathe, as long as there's injustice in this world, I will use the voice that God has given me to speak against it.

Even though IÂ'm pro-globalization, I have to say thank God for the anti-globalization movement. TheyÂ're putting important issues on the agenda.

Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world.

What Martin Luther King is doing is disarming the black people of America of their God-given right and of their natural right.

Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

What the hell have Greenpeace and WWF done? They are paid very good salaries and they float around the world saying, 'We are helping the world,' but they haven't.

I like a little bit of revolution. I think it's a very good hobby for a young woman. Better than squash.

A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses.

It feels good to rail against what is wrong in the world, to fight the good fight, to beat the drum of making a difference. I am right there with you.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.

I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to me are what's happening to poor folks in this society.

Most of us entered journalism and joined "news organizations" because we care about the greater good. We strive to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

I felt like going out on the road and mixing it with music - which is something young people are always really interested in - would be a good way to proselytize. It was like feminist evangelism.

To be angry is very good. It burns out things and leaves nutrients in the soil. You should always be ready to be angry at injustice and cruelty.