Trevor Paglen Quotes

I was a militant.

Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.

There is no power above people power.

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.

Kansas had better stop raising corn and begin raising hell.

Social change comes through people.

If I wanted to change the world, the last thing I would do is write a play.

On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

It is important to show up. Showing up at marches and rallies and town halls and protests.

21st-century activism is different perhaps in the sense that the individual can be more present in the process, especially via social media, but the underlying drivers remain the same as desire to change the status quo.

Activism in the street is truth-telling, and organizing is talking to people for a specific goal.

Sit up, join up, get on line, get in touch, find out who's raising hell and join them. No use waiting on a bunch of wussy politicians.

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune But this is reality so give me some room So join the struggle while you may The Revolution is just a t-shirt away

Stop being a consumer, fight the power!

We were marching since we were babies and all we did was make Jane Fonda famous.

Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world.

Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.

Therefore, our fight must primarily be a political mass struggle with revolutionary goals.

The Occupy Wall Street project feels like a burning ember that might light the torch of justice and inflame our longing for freedom.