“All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.”
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Courageous Quotes — page 68 of 1106
“The power of unarmed nonviolence is any day far superior to that of armed force.”
“Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.”
“Medical researchers have discovered a new disease that has no symptoms. It is impossible to detect, and there is no known cure. Fortunately, no cases have been reported thus far.”
“There is no such thing as a Palestinian people... It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn't exist.”
“What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger”
“The only thing on the mind of a shark is to eat.”
“Mourn the dead, fight like hell for the living”
“There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people.”
“Violence against women continues to persist as one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a threat to all women, and an obstacle to all our efforts for development, peace, and gender equality in all societies. Violence against women is always a violation of human rights; it is always a crime; and it is always unacceptable. Let us take this issue with the deadly seriousness that it deserves.”
“In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but none came; we have waited for a mighty military victory, but we were defeated roundly; we have waited for outside powers (the United States or, in its time, the Soviet Union), but none came to our aid. The one thing we have not tried in all seriousness has been to rely on OURSELVES: until we do that with a full commitment to success there is no chance that we can advance towards self-determination and freedom from aggression.”
“One murder makes a villain; millions, a hero.”
“You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or something. If you sometimes wonder if you've got it, you ain't got it. No pussycats, please.”
“People don't understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.”
“A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant. At the least, he is to feel pity for the adherent of another religion but usually it does not stop there. The faithful adherent of a religion will try first of all to convince those that believe in another religion and usually he goes on to hatred if he is not successful. However, hatred then leads to persecution when the might of the majority is behind it.”
“We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.”
“The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone.”
“I want to put the interests of ordinary working people right up there, center stage. Those people who - you know, they're working all the hours. They're doing their best for their families and sometimes they just feel the odds are stacked against them.”
“Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.”
“Religion is the opium of the masses.”