Creative Quotations from . . .
Barbara Deming
(1917-1984) born on Jul 23
US "political activist, author, pacifist". "She wrote and spoke about the connections between feminism and nonviolence; wrote "Prisons That Could Not Hold," 1995."
 
   
F
I learned always to trust my own deep sense of what I should do, and not just obediently trust the judgment of others - even others better than I am."

R
"To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience."
A
A great many of us [must] move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.
N
Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most [people's] minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.
K
Nonviolent actions does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Barbara Deming Memorial Peace Walk," at www.rpi.edu/~mccabd/bdwords.html."
R: ""Barbara Deming Memorial Peace Walk," at www.rpi.edu/~mccabd/bdwords.html."
A: ""Barbara Deming Memorial Peace Walk," at www.rpi.edu/~mccabd/bdwords.html."
N: ""Barbara Deming Memorial Peace Walk," at www.rpi.edu/~mccabd/bdwords.html."
K: ""Barbara Deming Memorial Peace Walk," at www.rpi.edu/~mccabd/bdwords.html."



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