626 Quotes About Resistance

If we know one thing from experience it is that oppression does not crush rebellion, no matter how it tries,' I told him. 'It breeds it anew with every tyrannical act.

If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die.

Silence in the face of fascism is treason

I rather aspire to be a tree that endures the whirling tempest than ears of rice that lower their heads.

I spit out to my heart and my mind. when you collect them together, they can not show the resistance of an average dick.

Civilians had no idea how much nonsense you had to listen to when you were a cop. The public loved to salute police officers for their bravery, but no one ever gave credit for the day-in, day-out fortitude required to put up with the bullshit. While courage was an excellent feature in a police officer, a built-in resistance to gibberish was, in Lila's opinion, just as important.

This world does not grow from violent roots. It flowers from the seeds of love and respect planted in our hearts. It arises in people who hold the dignity of others in equal measure to their determination for justice. It emerges in the hearts of those who remember that the greatest courage is to move from love instead of hate.

Respecting the humanity of our opposition - who are our fellow citizens whether we approve of their actions or not - requires a depth of fearlessness far beyond the tactics of dehumanization and attacking.

I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather no shadow unless there is also light.