106 Quotes About Activists

  • Author Otto Schily
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    We can't allow violence from militant activists to dictate where and how democratically elected state leaders hold their meetings.

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  • Author Rebecca Solnit
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    The world you live in is not a given; much of what is best in it has been built through the struggles of passionate activists over the last centuries. They won us many freedoms and protected many beauties. Count those gifts among your growing heap.

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  • Author Jonathan Tisch
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    Citizen activists look in the mirror, see what they're really good at and then apply their talents to solving social problems. It's skills-based volunteering.

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  • Author Whitney Tilson
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    The key swing vote is the passive investors who decide whether to piggyback on what the activists are doing. For every dollar of activist money involved in a campaign, there is usually at least $10 of non-activist money involved.

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  • Author Jennifer Windsor
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    Peter Ackerman's work and writings on nonviolent civic resistance have been a source of inspiration and education for citizens movements and activists all over the world, ... His strong and unwavering commitment to fostering and strengthening democracy is a tremendous asset for Freedom House, and we are privileged to benefit from his leadership.

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  • Author Julian Zelizer
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    It's kind of a low-cost appeal to conservatives outside of Massachusetts. He's looking for things he can do to say to conservatives -- especially Christian evangelical activists -- 'Hey I'm with you,'.

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