700 Quotes About Activism

I'd rather die a martyr than live as a maggot.

I don't have any message, I am the message.

Feel for others, think for others, act for others - only then can you call yourself human.

It is a pervasive condition of empires that they affect great swathes of the planet without the empire's populace being aware of that impact - indeed without being aware that many of the affected places even exist. How many Americans are are of the continuing socioenvironmental fallout from U.S. militarism and foreign policy decisions made three or four decades ago in, say, Angola or Laos? How many could even place those nation-states on a map?

I have only one wish - when death comes, I want it to come in the shape of a bullet, not disease.

Die my friend, die in love so that you may live for eternity in the heart of humanity.

One of the ways that your project, your personal healing, or your social invention can change the world is through story. But even if no one ever learns of it, even if it is invisible to every human on Earth, it will have no less of an effect.

I would be guilty only if I were innocent of working to destroy racism in my country.

The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the need for intervention and change. But it is the story of one individual that ultimately makes the difference—by offeringliving proof.