Quotes About Resistance

he was unshakably determined to demand of anyone or anything that wanted to force him to live, whoever and whatever they might be - his grandfather, fate, hell - the restitution of his lost Eden. He did not hide the obstacles from himself.

A quarter of an hour more of this success, and there won't be ten cartridges in the barricade.

In thought there always exists a certain amount of internal rebellion;

Be off with you, or I'll blow up the barricade!

Invading armies can be resisted, invading ideas cannot be.

pottery and household utensils down on the soldiers from the roofs; a bad sign; and when this matter was reported to Marshal Soult, Napoleon's old lieutenant grew thoughtful, as he recalled Suchet's saying at Saragossa: "We are lost when the old women empty their pots de chambre on our heads." These

Les galères ! Ah ! oui, plutôt mille fois la mort, plutôt l'échafaud que le bagne, plutôt le néant que l'enfer ; plutôt livrer mon cou au couteau de Guillotin qu'au carcan de la chiourme ! Les galères, juste ciel !

Taurinum obsessor idem et obsessus

Let us die facing out foes, make them bleed while we can.

O ódio ao ensino dos filhos do povo era um dogma.

Há sempre na reflexão uma certa quantidade de rebelião íntima, que o irritava.

In the deepest recesses of that ancient Paris of the poor and destitute which lay hidden beneath the brilliance of the rich and fortunate Paris, there was to be heard the sombre growling of the masses: a fearful and awe-inspiring voice in which were mingled the snarl of animals and the words of God, a terror to the faint hearted and a warning to the wise, coming at once from the depths, like the roaring of a lion, and from the heights like the voice of thunder.

Let's fight, ye gods and little fishes! I've had enough of despotism.

From now on, she was Juliette Gervaise, code name the Nightingale.

For six hours, Isabelle sat at the table in the apartment on rue de Saint-Simon. They brought in others from the network and gave them tasks: to gather clothes for the pilots and stockpile supplies. They consulted maps and devised routes and began the long, uncertain process of setting up safe houses along the way. At some point, they began to see it as a reality instead of merely a bold and daring idea.

You see, Loreda?" Elsa whispered. "They'll hurt the people who threaten their business." It was a long time before Loreda spoke, and when she did, her words were no comfort at all. "Sometimes you have to fight back, Mom.

Oh, and they culled our names from the relief rolls today. If you can pick cotton, you have to. No state relief." "We heard. The growers bullied the state into it. They're calling it the No Work, No Eat policy. They're afraid that relief will allow you to feed your children while you strike for better wages.

Isabelle had heard this criticism all her life, but why should she hold her tongue? No one listened to her either way.

Oradour-sur-Glane —no lejos de Carriveau— y habían conducido a sus habitantes a punta de fusil hasta la iglesia, supuestamente para comprobar su documentación.

Women were integral to the Resistance. Why couldn't men see that?

protest. Vianne was not alone in her desire to pretend

She knew how dangerous escape could be. Survival took grit and courage and effort. It was too easy to give in.

the SS are Ã¢â'¬Â¦ brutes. The Allied victories in Africa are hitting us hard. And this final solution for the Jews Ã¢â'¬Â¦ it is an evil impossible to comprehend. I…" He

You see now," Jack said. "A fight like this isn't romantic. I was in San Francisco when the National Guard went after strikers with bayonets." "People died that day," Natalia said. "Strikers. They called it Bloody Thursday.