“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter usfrom the support of a cause we believe to be just.”
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Margaret Mead
6 quotes“There is no reason to think a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens cannot change the world; Indeed, that's the...”
Bob Marley
4 quotes“Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights.”
Edmund Burke
3 quotes“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Malala Yousafzai
3 quotes“I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard”
Mahatma Gandhi
2 quotes“Even a single lamp dispels the deepest darkness.”
Elie Wiesel
2 quotes“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silent encourages the tormentor, never the torment...”
Einstein
2 quotes“The world won't be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
Anne Frank
2 quotes“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
Barack Obama
2 quotes“A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”
Ken Follett
1 quote“If we're all aggressive, obedient solders [sic], who's going to write the poems and play the blues and go on anti-war pr...”
Richard Paul Evans
1 quote“All that's required for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.”
bell hooks
1 quote“True resistance begins with people confronting pain... and wanting to do something to change it.”