Quotes about Advocacy

We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community.

My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.

If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.

I'm highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don't feel in tune with British politics.

Having an enemy gives you a great story to tell customers, too. Taking a stand always stands out. People get stoked by conflict. They take sides. Passions are ignited. And that's a good way to get people to take notice.

For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death...and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words.

My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

I always have been an activist for things that were just authentically a part of my life, that I felt connected to.

The Holy Spirit is always entirely for us, more than we are for ourselves, it seems. She speaks in our favor against the negative voices that judge and condemn us. This gives us all such hope—now we do not have to do life all by ourselves, or even do life perfectly "right.

The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.