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Gene Sharp Quotes
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The purpose of this account is to quote from Gene Sharp's inspiring works on nonviolent action.

It does not engage in debate nor does it express opinions of its own.

Gene’s books are available for free here: https://www.aeinstein.org/digital-library
“No outside force is coming to give oppressed people the freedom they so much want. People will have to learn how to take that freedom themselves.”
May 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Dictators require the assistance of the people they rule, without which they cannot secure and maintain the sources
of political power."
May 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"All governments rely on cooperation and obedience for their very existence. When people choose to withhold or withdraw that cooperation, governments are left without any pillars to support their weight."
April 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
"All governments rely on cooperation and obedience for their very existence. When people choose to withhold or withdraw that cooperation, governments are left without any pillars to support their weight."
April 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
“No outside force is coming to give oppressed people the freedom they so much want. People will have to learn how to take that freedom themselves.”
December 9, 2024 at 12:07 PM
"All governments rely on cooperation and obedience for their very existence. When people choose to withhold or withdraw that cooperation, governments are left without any pillars to support their weight."
December 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM
“No outside force is coming to give oppressed people the freedom they so much want. People will have to learn how to take that freedom themselves.”
November 28, 2024 at 8:31 AM
"It is our contention, that political defiance, or nonviolent struggle, is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom"
November 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM
"It is our contention, that political defiance, or nonviolent struggle, is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom"
November 28, 2024 at 8:28 AM
“No outside force is coming to give oppressed people the freedom they so much want. People will have to learn how to take that freedom themselves.”
November 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM
“No outside force is coming to give oppressed people the freedom they so much want. People will have to learn how to take that freedom themselves.”
November 28, 2024 at 8:26 AM
“No outside force is coming to give oppressed people the freedom they so much want. People will have to learn how to take that freedom themselves.”
November 28, 2024 at 8:25 AM
"The dictators almost always have superiority in military hardware, ammunition, transportation, and the size of military forces. Despite bravery, the democrats are (almost always) no match."
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
"However long or briefly these democrats can continue, eventually the harsh military realities usually become inescapable."
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
"On the other hand, withdrawal of popular and institutional cooperation with aggressors and dictators diminishes, and may sever, the availability of the sources of power on which all rulers depend.
Without availability of those sources, the rulers’ power weakens and finally dissolves."
10/10
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
"Full cooperation, obedience, and support will increase the availability of the needed sources of power and, consequently, expand the power capacity of any government."
9/10
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
"All of these sources, however, depend on acceptance of the regime, on the submission and obedience of the population, and on the cooperation of innumerable people and the many institutions of the society. These are not guaranteed."
8/10
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
"Sanctions: punishments, threatened or applied, against the disobedient and non-cooperative to ensure the submission and cooperation that are needed for the regime to exist and carry out its policies."
7/10
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM