Paula Milne Quotes

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.

There are good reasons for being in jail - for protesting.

We will continue our protest with our course on free elections.

Gandhi protested against restrictive policies. So did 'Guru.'

I have been fighting for democracy since I was 15 when I organised a strike to oppose the Hong Kong government's plan to introduce the Chinese patriotic school education; 100,000 people surrounded a government building with students asking for democracy for every citizen.

Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement.

The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.

I think direct political action, civil disobedience, in particular, is something to be taken very seriously.

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

After the first International Days of Protest in October, 1965, Senator Mansfield criticized the 'sense of utter irresponsibility' shown by the demonstrators.

You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don't want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I'm - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected.

The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.

Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be.

I was involved in some peaceful protests.

I believe boycotts are wrong.

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

Every journalist loves a peaceful protest -whether it makes news, shakes up a political season, or holds out the possibility of altering history.

All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They've been used to start revolutions and to stop wars.

From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Dissidents can't be dissidents forever; we are dissidents because we don't want to be dissidents.

They say I'm a revolutionary, but they're all wrong.

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?

People like me who were engaging in brinkmanship with the party economic bosses and the open dissidents who were being arrested were pursuing a common goal in different ways.