Quotes About Protest

Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.

Let us refuse to be silent! Speaking freely is a decisive step forward on the road to freedom.

The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.

The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.

Dissent is the mark of freedom.

Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo of the Dalai Lama.

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them.

The struggle for freedom and justice is now.

As soon as people become a little less fearful, they will also begin demanding more freedom.

These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they're actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear.

The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.

If you have freedom of speech, you have freedom of speech.

And although I'm all for freedom of expression and against censorship, there are certain things I'm not willing to go to jail for.

I have recognized that the nation has the right, if it so wills, to vindicate her freedom even by actual violence.

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.

Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp

For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.

The Negro revolt is not aimed at winning friends but at winning freedom, not interpersonal warmth but institutional justice.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

In the United States, people don't revolt in order to obtain freedom, but continue denying it to others.

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.

I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.

The only church that illuminates is a burning church.