Tariq Ali
Author, Political Activist
"It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights."
Civil Disobedience quotes
Civil Disobedience
11 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"Voting for the right is doing nothing for it."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Civil disobedience does not admit of any violence or countenancing of violence directly or indirectly."
Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them?"
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