4610 quotes by activists for you to enjoy

It's important that we elevate and primarily focus on the rights of American citizens, but it's also important that we don't forget, 95 percent of the world's population lives beyond our own borders. Edward Snowden

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I never chose to be in Russia, and I would prefer to be in my own country, but if I can't make it home, I will continue to work very much in the same way that I have... What happens to me is not as important; I simply serve as the mechanism of disclosure. Edward Snowden

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They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from, and they have no idea where they're going. And if that's the case, how can we, as the public, trust the NSA with all of our information, with all of our private records, the permanent record of our lives? Edward Snowden

I did not seek to sell U.S. secrets. I did not partner with any foreign government to guarantee my safety. Instead, I took what I knew to the public so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice. Edward Snowden

There is no reason to continue to fail our girls. Efua Dorkenoo

Girl Our No Reason Fail Continue Reason

A highly visible, shared identity can help bring activists from different backgrounds together with a common sense of purpose and push for change more effectively - from the global stage to within their own communities and families. Efua Dorkenoo

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A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness. Elaine MacDonald

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Many people still regard many users of public services as undeserving. Elaine MacDonald

People Still Regard Public Users Many Services

You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman. Eldridge Cleaver

You People How Human Stop Being Them Teach Inhuman

I've gone beyond civil rights and human rights to creation rights. Eldridge Cleaver

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History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood. Eldridge Cleaver

History Scarlet Could Jot Red Pass Text Blood Human Title

Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due. Eldridge Cleaver

Respect Neither Given Withheld Due Nor Commands Itself

Since 1996, the Feminist Majority Foundation has been immersed in a campaign to support Afghan women and girls in their fight against the brutal oppression of the Taliban. Eleanor Smeal

Fight Women Oppression Girl Immersed Has-Been Brutal Support Since Taliban Majority Feminist Been Campaign Women And Girls Afghan Against Foundation

War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages. Elie Ducommun

Politics War Character Progress Indeed Civilization Factor Through Shapes Major Principal Questions Nations Stages Successive International

I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote the progress of civilization or to achieve the reign of justice on earth. So far, they have not come forward with the explanation. Elie Ducommun

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