Quotes About Protest

Silence does not equal patriotism. Obedience is not the American way.

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.

If you want peace then you must struggle for social justice.

If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.

I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

A consistent peace activist must be an anarchist.

I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck.

The revolution will not be televised.

I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom.

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought.

I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.

We protest solemnly in the face of mankind, that we desire peace at any sacrifice, save that of honor.

The peace sign is with two fingers not one.

The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

In the name of peace They waged the wars ain't they got no shame

There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war. As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets.

Take away the violence and who will hear the man of peace?

The first essential characteristics of nonviolent action is that it is creative.

The peace movement here is the biggest thing in human history.

Welcome to Israel, where chanting "Death to Arabs" is democracy, running over children is equality, and firing on funerals is peace.

I won't be indulging in anger anymore, vehemently and self-righteously singing protest songs, and expecting them to bring peace to me or anyone else.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.