Whatever little we have gained, we have gained by agitation, while we have uniformly lost by moderation. (Quote by - Daniel O'Connell)

If a thousand men were not to pay their tax-bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood. This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)

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The primary and most beautiful of Nature's qualities is motion, which agitates her at all times, but this motion is simply a perpetual consequence of crimes, she conserves it by means of crimes only. (Quote by - Marquis De Sade)

Filipinos are tired of political bickering and confrontation, that is why despite the relentless agitation by the opposition, there is no upheaval against the President or the government. (Quote by - Gabriel Claudio)

Our material eye cannot see that a stupid chauvinism is driving us from one noisy, destructive, futile agitation to another. (Quote by - Anne Sullivan Macy)

The work resembles a breech delivery-one which is expressed in rhythmic lurches, stabs of phrase and vocal ornamentation designed to express agitation rather than decorative grace. (Quote by - Wendell Phillips)

To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest. The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge for conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation. (Quote by - Alfred Adler)

It's reckless reporting. Everybody should be agitated about it. (Quote by - Scott McClellan)

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. (Quote by - Barbara Ehrenreich)

I remember quite distinctly her coming to me quite agitated, emotionally distressed, and at that point confided to me that she had indeed been beaten by her husband and that she had decided to leave the marriage. (Quote by - John Rother)

The first principal of nonviolent action is that of noncooperation with everything humiliating. (Quote by - Cesar Chavez)

He was very agitated and very upset. He'd been in the military for about 20 years. He asked to speak to a chaplain. (Quote by - Carolyn Blashek)

The Social-Democratic Federation took part in all the political and economic struggles of the English working class; it took pains to bring Socialist views home to them, not only through agitation and propaganda, but also by actions. (Quote by - Karl Radek)

It is odd but agitation or contest of any kind gives a rebound to my spirits and sets me up for a time. (Quote by - Lord Byron)

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach. (Quote by - William Cobbett)

In part, we were so agitated it served as a great motivator, and we played with a chip on our shoulder. (Quote by - Mark Few)

It's an incredibly emotive issue. This is something that really upset Afghans. But it is also being used to agitate and motivate the crowds by those against the government and foreign forces being here. (Quote by - Joanna Nathan)

There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from the equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and manage a smile. (Quote by - Edward Hoagland)

This apparently agitated him to the point where he squeezed off a couple of rounds. (Quote by - Jim Solomons)

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change. (Quote by - Audre Lorde)

Strong mental agitation and disturbance was no novelty to him, even before his late sufferings. It never is, to obstinate and sullen natures; for they struggle hard to be such. (Quote by - Charles Dickens)