Marvin Ammori Quotes

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out.

Opinion and protest are the life breath of democracy—even when it blows heavy.

Anybody who walks out peacefully, who protests peacefully, that's what this country was built on.

I welcome nonviolent protests as an exercise of our great democracy.

Democracy depends on people speaking out, and in times of great crisis, on people creating a commotion.

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

The virtue of a democratic system with a [constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech] is that it readily enables the people, over time, to be persuaded that what they took for granted is not so, and to change their laws accordingly.

And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.

There is nothing negative about a group of people crying out for democracy - and if my voice counts, I will be vocal.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.

Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep. Under democracy individual liberty of opinion and action is jealously guarded ...

The protest is part of the American way of life.

I want every American to stand up for his rights, even if he has to sit down for them.

If there is liberty, if there is democracy, in this country, it will stand or fall with the right of the minority to express to the full force of language its opposition in public to the policies of the government. And it will stand or fall with the courage of the minority so to express itself.

Well, protest is central to the evolution of black American culture. It was protest that really finally won our freedom for us. Beyond that, it's always interesting to note that it expanded the idea of democracy.

Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.

I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up or take a knee for your rights - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.

People have the right to protest - that's what democracy is all about. I have no problem with people exercising their democratic rights.

It is open for anyone to have freedom of speech, and I guess we can all play a role in trying to make a difference in the world. Particularly if your leader is not helping in that area.

I've carried witty banners against laws that would curtail my freedoms.

We have the freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say.

We live in a democratic country, and in a democracy freedom of speech is for the people and also for the leaders.

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

You know in democracy you can protest peacefully and I'm sure you know it will have at least some kind of impact. You need to raise your voice. If you can't do much, you know, but at least raise you voice. Raising your voice is something you need to do.