Muqtada al Sadr Quotes

So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

I wanted to let my employees know what will come if they make the wrong choice. They need to worry if Obama gets reelected.

To try to be authentic these days, to ask questions of the people in power - it's difficult. This administration has evolved new techniques to handle people like me. Their strategy, in a word, is simple: ignore them.

Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

I think political people are afraid of me.

It may not be too late, whatever happens, if our President, Lyndon Johnson, knew the truth from me. But if I am eliminated, there won't be any way of knowing.

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.

He whom many fear, has himself many to fear.

If you grew too fond of public life it might exact compromises even if finances were not involved.

The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.

I'm a political detainee and will be a political prisoner …. I myself have in a certain sense asked for this detention and this sentence, because I've always refused to change my opinion, for which I would be willing to give my life and not just remain in prison.

We will have no political future if we are not arrested.

The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and does not gather votes. He does not attempt to charm the public, he offers nothing and promises nothing. He can offer, if anything, only his own skin — and he offers it solely because he has no other way of affirming the truth he stands for. His actions simply articulate his dignity as a citizen, regardless of the cost.

The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.

I want to shine a spotlight on showing how dangerous Trump and his Twitter button can be.

If the president of the United States comes after you, you feel concerned.

I am not a politician in prison, I am a political prisoner who uses jail to denounce Spain's human rights violations.

If you cross Fox News Channel, it's not just me, it's Roger Ailes who will go after youThe person gets what's coming to them but never sees it coming. Look at Al Franken, one day he's going to get a knock on his door and life as he's known it will change forever. That day will happen, trust me.

We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time,or as the greatest criminals

If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.

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

You do not mess with the special investigators.