Bill Gates Quotes

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

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

I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.

In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters.

Keep so much suffrage noise going all over the country so that neither the enemy nor friends will discover where the real battle is.

My mum taught me the power of protest.

Dissent is as American as cherry pie.

A wonderful innovation of the Occupy Wall Street movement was the use of the human microphone - the name given to the body of the audience repeating, amplifying, each statement made by the speaker.

I am so proud of Pakistanis and specifically of our lawyers for speaking out and getting their heads bashed in for a better Pakistan.

I'm not a criminal or a radical. I'm not 'dangerous.' I'm a human being with opinions and beliefs that I have a right to express.

When I think about protest, I worry so much that people think about it only as standing in the streets. And I say that as someone who has been standing in the streets of cities across the country - but at the root of it is this idea of telling the truth in public.

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.

In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.

This is what people do in America. They get out. They demonstrate. They let their voices with heard.

Hong Kong people do not keep silent and I urge people around the world to keep their eyes on Hong Kong and the passion with which people are fighting for basic rights. We never give up and we will not be silenced.

In Japan, there has always been a small number of musicians who have been outspoken on social issues, but they tend to be dismissed as radical.

Portland has a proud history of protest.

I've never met Colin Kaepernick, but he's a hero of mine. I'm in awe that he took it upon himself to publicly promote the American values of life and liberty that we all cherish.

It's really important that folks be able to speak out.

You have a lot of people asking for town halls with the purpose of disrupting a town hall.

Teenagers should never fear for their safety when they join their families to support - or oppose - the President.

One thing that is great about India is the freedom to speak and the spaces available in our democracy to protest which doesn't exist in many places in the world.

Usually, boycotts sometimes don't really accomplish anything besides the fact that you show you that don't agree with what's going on.

We want to spread the movement and want people to join in. Any one who is against corruption should join, be it Baba Ramdev or the common man.

There's no amount of money that can make me shut up about something I think is wrong.