Quotes about Activism

Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.

Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.

Islamic fundamentalism in its activist manifestation is bad news. Religious fundamentalism in general is bad news. We know about religious fundamentalism in South Africa. Calvinist fundamentalism has been an unmitigated force of benightedness in our history.

Riots are the voices of the unheard.

God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.

I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.

We ain't goin' study war no more.

Those of us who love peace must organize as effectively as the war hawks. As they spread the propaganda of war, we must spread the propaganda of peace.

They be marching hand in hand, like going to war.

Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.

Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.

If I have advocated the cause of the Negro, it is not because I am a Negro, but because I am a man.