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Gene Sharp Quotes: Dictatorships are never as strong as they think they are, and people are never as weak as they think they are.
         

Dictatorships are never as strong as they think they are, and people are never as weak as they think they are.


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By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority.

By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority.



You have a chance of learning -- if you want to and youre not arrogant.

You have a chance of learning -- if you want to and youre not arrogant.



Nonviolent struggle is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom.

Nonviolent struggle is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom.



As soon as you choose to fight with violence you're choosing to fight against your opponents best weapons and you have to be smarter than that.

As soon as you choose to fight with violence you're choosing to fight against your opponents best weapons and you have to be smarter than that.



It's a nonsense assumption that you can get rid of terrorism with war. Terrorism is taking the lives of innocent people to gain your objective. War is basically the same thing on a larger scale.

It's a nonsense assumption that you can get rid of terrorism with war. Terrorism is taking the lives of innocent people to gain your objective. War is basically the same thing on a larger scale.



Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.

Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.



Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.

Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.



Some foreign states will act against a dictatorship only to gain their own economic, political, or military control over the country.

Some foreign states will act against a dictatorship only to gain their own economic, political, or military control over the country.





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I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.



Spending time alone with God gives us victory over the flesh.

Spending time alone with God gives us victory over the flesh.



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If you ride a horse, sit close and tight, if you ride a man, sit easy and light.



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