South Carolina Ledger Quotes

In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.

Rebellion has its roots in government's indifference and incompetence.

Our war cries opened the deaf ears of the almighty government and its accomplices.

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.

a government which goes counter to the will of the nation must be overthrown at once... It is dangerous to drive the people to despair and force them to demand by violence that which they as yet seek only by constitutional means.

Rebellion is the necessary result of injustice. It may not always achieve its purpose, or be intended to do so, but a conviction of injustice endured must precede articulate rebellion. Nor is it always certain that injustice will be followed by rebellion – it would be very much better for the world if this was the case. But where the victims of aggression or custom are ignorant and disunited, the opportunities for reasoned and effective revolt are practically reduced to nothing…

You can put Trump in the White House, but you need to prepare for a revolt because I'm going nuts.

‎What is to prevent, say, an uprising?

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression

The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don't have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.

The revolution has been dubbed The Orange Revolution, orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government.

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in.

Civil movements and riots are as old as human civilization. Long before Twitter was created, mobilization of the discontented was mouth-to-mouth, or even by 'smoke signals' to gather the uprising against established political power.

One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down brutally but which, again, regroups and moves forward as is happening right now as we are speaking.

The later it gets the more disturbed the city becomes. I go with Albert through the streets. Men are standing in groups at every corner. Rumours are flying. It is said that the military have already fired on a procession of demonstrating workers.

I've never conspired to overthrow the government; all I did was report on the Arab Spring and suggest that something similar might happen in Ethiopia if the authoritarian regime didn't reform.

The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously.

With 'Hunger Games,' it's about people rising up to fight against a corrupt government that controls them.

If I was a Greek citizen I'd be out there trying to bring down this monstrosity that has been put upon those people.

History dictates that unresponsive governments force ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

If officials are too forceful, people will revolt.

Revolts, republics, revolutions, most no graver than a schoolboy’s barring out.

May we not look for Discontent, Mistrust, Disaffection to Government and frequent Insurrections?

I came to the cities in a time of disorder When hunger ruled. I came among men in a time of uprising And I revolted with them.

This House has heard discord and rebellion encouraged and avowed from more than one quarter.