Quotes About Protest

Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.

I decided it is better to scream. . . . Silence is the real crime against humanity.

When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn't like it.

I return my tax bill without paying it. My reason for doing so is that women suffer taxation yet have not representation.

... for centuries there has been a long and honorable tradition of women who have resisted and protested against men and their power.

I think our existence in professional sports is almost a protest in and of itself in sometimes the very sexist society that we live in. For us, it's just kind of right in line with what we always do.

When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner.

The revolutions of the Arab Spring happened because people realized they were the power.

The 'Arab Spring' is the most spectacular example of the dispersal of power.

As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends.

The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought.

I was a college student in 1989 when I participated in the demonstration at Tiananmen Square. I was one of the organizers.

Let's remember that the revolution in Tahrir Square was not anti-American, it was not anti-Israeli, it was for democracy and freedom. That's a good thing.

When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing.

What we saw in Tiananmen Square 31 years ago was a massacre, a massacre of innocent people that came from Hong Kong but also Chinese people to protest.

The Internal Revenue Service is more ruthless than the Gestapo. Abolish the IRS! Stamp out organized crime!

Our founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain because they were dissatisfied with the laws and policies that they believed abridged their freedoms. Had they taken the stance that many want our professional athletes to take - to just shut up and honor your country no matter what - we would be living in British colonies.

With its largely agrarian society, Punjab is affected more than many other states by the Centre's anti-farmer stance.

I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.

I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up or take a knee for your rights - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.

When a profit-seeking company proposes to take citizens' private land away for its own gain, people should stand up for their rights.

We have the freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say.

People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war.

I think really what needs to happen is the people of the United States need to stand up and say, 'Oil is an energy model from the past. It doesn't work for the planet, it doesn't work for the people, it never has and it never will.'