Quotes about Activism

Once you admit how bad it feels to live in a broken society, you can start to resist it, and imagine a better one.

My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.

There are a lot of great animal rights organizations who save dogs and save cats, but the Humane Society is actually really good at working with Congress and getting legislation actually passed.

If my activism, however well-motivated, drives out love, then I have misunderstood Jesus' gospel. I am stuck with law, not the gospel of grace.

People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace.

Dad truly believed that Christians should be involved in the political process and should make their voices heard.

I know lots of people in Mississippi who have lost their jobs trying to register to vote.

The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.

Pearl Jam doesn't just sing about issues they care about. These guys walk it like they talk it.

Largely, the people driving abolition did it because of what they believed from the Bible.

Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era where that could have cost her life.

I'll get involved in philanthropy.