“The tragedy of all political action is that some problems have no solution; none of the alternatives are intellectually consistent or morally uncompromising; and whatever decision is taken will harm somebody.” ProblemActionPoliticalDecisionTakenPoliticianSolutionsTragedyHarmAlternativesConsistentUncompromisingPolitical Action Book:Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays Source: Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays
“When one questions [Dalai Lama's] political actions, it is worth remembering that he's the single most experienced politician on the planet at this moment.” MomentsActionRememberPoliticalPlanetsPoliticianLamaDalaiPolitical Action Author:Pico Iyer
“Any time the negro becomes involved in mature political action, then the resistance of the politicians who benefit from the exploited political system as it now stands will be forced to put, exercise more violent action to deprive the negro of his mature political action.” ActionPoliticalInvolvedPoliticianExerciseBenefitsViolentResistanceMaturePolitical SystemsPolitical Action Author:Malcolm X
“In my opinion, mature political action is the type of action that that involves a program of re-education and information that will enable the black people in the black community to see the fruits that they should be receiving from the politicians who are over them and, thereby, they are then able to determine whether or not the politician is really fulfilling his function.” PeopleShouldAbleActionPoliticalBlackCommunityOpinionInformationTypePoliticianProgramFunctionFruitDetermineMatureBlack PeopleReceivingFulfillingBlack CommunityPolitical Action Author:Malcolm X
“To me, political action involves making the politician who represents us know that he either produces or he is out, and he's out one way or another.” KnowsWayActionPoliticalProducePoliticianOne WayPolitical Action Author:Malcolm X