“But avarice and ambition in the rich, in the poor the hatred of labour and the love of present ease and enjoyment, are the passions which prompt to invade property, passions much more steady in their operation, and much more universal in their influence. Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many.”
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Courageous Quotes — page 30 of 1106
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
“We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.”
“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.”
“A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.”
“Women must become revolutionary. This cannot be evolution but revolution.”
“The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
“There is no democracy without socialism, and no socialism without democracy.”
“Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless! Once you have taken up the spiritual fife, fight! Fight as long as there is any life in you! Even though you know that you are going to be killed, fight till you are killed! Don't die of fright! Die fighting! Don't go down till you are knocked down.”
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”
“Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.”
“Black revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.”
“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.”
“There is only one thing in this world, and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power. All the rest is meaningless.”
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”
“Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.”
“Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.”
“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.”
“Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.”