Quotes About Protest

The people are not defending political interests. They are defending the idea of living in a civilized country.

You name the demonstration; I was at it.

When I went to college, I majored in anti-war demonstrations, you know? I mean, really!

A right delayed is a right denied.

If the Chinese government gets carried away with denying basic rights, then there will be a pushback from within.

I want to fight the McCarthyist state that's developing in this country so my kids won't live in a world where people are afraid to speak out.

My duty is to call for free elections because there is an abuse of power, and we live in a dictatorship.

We have made changes at the USDA in our personnel and in the attitude that we would like to instill in our personnel. Some don't want to do that and some protest and some target me.

We live in a world where black people are targeted for death and destruction, and we should not be surprised when moments such as these occur - in fact, Charlottesville confirms the violence that black people endure every day.

The Iranian regime continues to violate the human rights of its own people, targeting political and civil society activists.

Protest is best used when it's part of a strategy that involves escalating tactics that build pressure on targets.

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

The civil rights and antiwar movements taught Americans to question authority.

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help.

Revolutions about taxation have shaped our history.

My son was killed in 2004. I am not paying my taxes for 2004. You killed my son, George Bush, and I don't owe you a penny.

My son was killed in 2004. I am not paying my taxes for 2004. You killed my son, George Bush, and I don't owe you a penny... You give my son back, and I'll pay my taxes.

I understand the outrage because it seems the list continues to grow: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd. The injustices continue to mount and nothing seems to be changing.

From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.

I started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister.

I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is a grassroots movement.

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

Let me tell you what the Tea Party stands for. It stands for the fact that we are taxed enough already.

The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party members. It's been a general stimulus.