Quotes About Militancy

But the terrible truth is that the group of sleeping lions that the United States roused may well have inspired an entire generation of militant young Muslims to believe that the moment is theirs.

All of the movements that opened up the democratic space in America—the abolitionists, the suffragists, the labor movement, the communists, the socialists, the anarchists, and the civil rights movement—developed a critical mass and militancy that forced the centers of power to respond. The platitudes about justice, equality, and democracy are just that. Only when ruling elites become worried about survival do they react. Appealing to the better nature of the powerful is useless.

Is some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

If America becomes militant, it will be because its people choose to become such; it will be because they think that war and warlikeness are desirable.

The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness.

Boko Haram, by itself, has destroyed large areas in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

la homosexualidad debía mantener una militancia «transgresora».

Do not think one has to be sad in order to be militant, even though the thing one is fighting is abominable.

Jihadist organizations attempt to exploit discontent among marginalized groups in unstable societies.

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto.

Be wary of paramilitaries.

Over last 30 odd years, Kashmir has seen many highs and lows when looked at from the perspective of the security scenario, infiltrations and militancy on the ground.

You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven development of class militancy and class consciousness.

In fact, however, Kathy Boudin and her comrades were deliberately building an anti-personnel bomb filled with nails, intending to detonate it at a social dance at Fort Dix. The dance would be attended by 18-year-old draftees and their dates.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.

By the time of Santokh Singh's death Bhindranwale's men were known to have killed two policemen and ten civilians, attempted to murder a senior civil servant and planted a bomb in the office of a deputy inspector-general of police. There had been several other bomb explosions and attempts to derail trains, one successful. An airliner had been hijacked

I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy.

I was a hotheaded young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy.