Current Nonviolent Resistance
Several countries are experiencing the rise of non-violent resistance movements with the intent of effecting a non-violent revolution.
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Famous quotes containing the words current, nonviolent and/or resistance:
“We hear the haunting presentiment of a dutiful middle age in the current reluctance of young people to select any option except the one they feel will impinge upon them the least.”
—Gail Sheehy (b. 1937)
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)
“... resistance to tyranny is man’s highest ideal.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)