#passive

It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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I don't believe in anarchy, because it will ultimately amount to the power of the bully, with weapons. Gandhi is my life's inspiration: passive resistance. I don't want to live in the Thunderdome with Mad Max. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

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Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance. ↗

— Al Sharpton

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Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive. ↗

— Mao Zedong

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We all have different desires and needs, but if we don't discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled. ↗

— Bill Watterson

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Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. ↗

— Edith Hamilton

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If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied. ↗

— Charles Hodge

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For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing. ↗

— Danny Boyle

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