“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”
Barack Obama
2 quotes“A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”
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.”
Banksy
1 quote“There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.”
John Stuart Mill
1 quote“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”
Muhammad Ali
1 quote“You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.”