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Quotes by Activist
"The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice."
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"He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter."
66
"But let's not forget the Jew. Anybody that gives even a just criticism of the Jew is instantly labeled anti-Semite. The Jew cries louder than anybody else if anybody criticizes him. You can tell the truth about any minority in America, but make a true observation about the Jew, and if it doesn't 't pat him on the back, then he uses his grip on the news media to label you anti-Semite."
66
"Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere."
66
"Radical simply means "grasping things at the root.""
66
"The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations."
65
"The most violent element in society is ignorance."
64
"America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth."
64
"Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision."
64
"I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class, and the sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."
63
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
63
"We Bosniaks would for sure fight for integrity of Bosnia."
62
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
62
"Christians should be ready for a change because Jesus was the greatest changer in history."
62
"These three movements were born spontaneously and independently of the initiative of a few French patriots who had a place in the old political groups and parties."
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"Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other."
61
"We must see our present fight right through to the very end."
61
"In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence."
60
"I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians."
60
"In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This is because people there respect others. They don't do this because I am a Pashtun or a Punjabi, a Pakistani, or an Iranian, they do it because of one's words and character. This is why I am being respected and supported there."
60
"I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give."
60
"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much."
59
"To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement, a sort of intellectual hash, which has neither taste nor character."
59
"In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all."
59
"Why is a woman to be treated differently? Woman suffrage will succeed, despite this miserable guerilla opposition."
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