#activist

The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair. ↗

— H.L. Mencken

#patriotism #crime

The grass roots are energized because the absolutely highest priority in the country in November is to defeat Barack Obama. I have spoken with literally thousands and thousands of tea-party activists - I have yet to meet a single tea-party leader that is not going to vote for Mitt Romney. ↗

— Ted Cruz

#activists #barack #barack obama #because #country

I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#activist #animal #animal rights #care #compassion

An activist is one who is actively involved in creating community, whether that is locally in their neighborhood or internationally. It is an admirable quality. ↗

— Jasmine Guy

#activist #admirable #community #creating #internationally

I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the government. ↗

— Todd Akin

#activity #attempts #civil #civil right #government

Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war. ↗

— Norman Mailer

#common #communism #democracy #philosophy #radical

I don't call myself a white supremacist. I'm a civil rights activist concerned about European-American rights. ↗

— David Duke

#activist #call #civil #civil rights #concerned

Too often, the Democratic Party has been split between its grass-roots activists on one side and its elected officials and party leaders on the other. It's important to remember: We need both wings to fly. ↗

— Jim Hunt

#been #between #both #democratic #democratic party

I was not an activist. ↗

— Joe Biden

#i

Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#african #african american #american #angelou #believes