Joshua Wong Quotes

We will continue civil disobedience to fight for democracy and for human rights in Hong Kong.

I think Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy is similar to David versus Goliath. But this struggle is not just about me.

I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

We ought to affirm the fact that hundreds of thousands if not millions of Iranians are risking their liberty and even perhaps their lives to take a stand for the values upon which we have really founded this nation.

Don't Let Your Government Speak for You!

In all the Arab countries I have been in, the people have said that they were not demonstrating for food. They wanted dignity.

I have the deepest, deepest respect for these guys who are actually fighting for democracy in countries far away.

We cannot have policies that punish people for taking action. Imagine the further harm it would have caused if the federal government banned civil rights leaders from boycotting buses in Montgomery, Alabama, or banning divestment from Apartheid South Africa.

Beyond the barricades we long to see a Hong Kong free from tyranny and a puppet government.

My generation, the so-called post-'90s generation that came of age after the territory was returned to China, would have the most to lose if Hong Kong were to become like just another mainland Chinese city, where information is not freely shared and the rule of law is ignored.

Hong Kong people stand in the front line to confront authoritarian suppression.

We will fight back until we have democracy.

I am a pro-democracy activist asking for free elections in Hong Kong.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism, and I intend to continue to push my country to respect the rights of all its citizens. I will not be silenced.

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy.

Freedom is not a gift of heaven, you have to fight for it every day

We, the Desaparecidos, are perfectly prepared for people to hate what we're saying or not like what we're saying.

Democracy is not what we hate the most and what we fear the most. We need to stand up.

The fight for human rights is about speaking truth to power.

I insist that people - wherever they live - have their rights and they must be able to fight for them.

I believe in the universality of freedom and therefore want to be involved in the freedom movement.