Tim DeChristopher quotes
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“If we want to change that status quo, we might have to work outside of those rules because the legal pathways available to us have been structured precisely to make sure we don’t make any substantial change.”
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“This is not going away. At this point of unimaginable threats on the horizon, this is what hope looks like. In these times of a morally bankrupt government that has sold out its principles, this is what patriotism looks like. With countless lives on the line, this is what love looks like, and it will only grow.”
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“Civil disobedience is an act of love.”
-- Tim DeChristopherSource : "Civil disobedience is an act of love | An interview with Tim DeChristopher". Interview with Leslee Goodman, moonmagazine.org. December 1, 2014.
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“We need actions that are really coming from people's souls.”
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“I would never go to jail to protect animals or plants or wilderness. For me, it’s about the people.”
-- Tim DeChristopherSource : "What Love Looks Like". Interview with Terry Tempest Williams, orionmagazine.org. May 28, 2011.
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“With a nonviolent movement we are still inviting a strong reaction from the government or ruling authorities. We are inviting a powerful reaction against ourselves. But it undermines the moral legitimacy of our current government. That is the path we need to pursue. Rather than reinforcing their legitimacy we need to undermine their legitimacy.”
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“Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.”
-- Tim DeChristopherSource : "Four Eco-Documentaries That Will Fuel Your Fire" by Stefanie Penn Spear, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 2, 2012.
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“We think we have no power when in fact we have more than enough power.”
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“Alienation is perhaps the most effective tool of control in America, and every reminder of our real connectedness weakens that tool.”
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“The reality is not that I lack respect for the law; it's that I have greater respect for justice.”
-- Tim DeChristopherSource : Tim DeChristopher’s statement to the court, grist.org. July 28, 2011.
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“What one person can do is to plant the seeds of love and outrage in the hearts of a movement. And if those hearts are fertile ground, those seeds of love and outrage will grow into a revolution.”
-- Tim DeChristopherSource : "US eco-activist Tim DeChristopher speaks out from prison". www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2011.
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