“I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.”
Chris Hedges (1956) American journalist
Source: Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt
Remarks to journalists in Downing Street (21 November 1990) http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=108252, following the inconclusive first ballot in the Conservative leadership election. <br class="br">Third term as Prime Minister
“I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.”
Chris Hedges (1956) American journalist
Source: Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt
Joe Clark (1939) 16th Prime Minister of Canada
1983 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention speech, June 10, 1983.
“When you fight – fight to win.”
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British stateswoman and politician
Thatcher, Margaret (2002). Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-095912-6.
“I always expect to lose. I fight anyway, and sometimes I win.”
Richard Stallman (1953) American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project
"Interview: Richard Stallman" on Kernel (4 January 2005) http://archive.is/20120711223115/kerneltrap.org/node/4484 <br class="br">2000s <br class="br">Context: I am a pessimist by nature. Many people can only keep on fighting when they expect to win. I'm not like that, I always expect to lose. I fight anyway, and sometimes I win.<br>I'm not the main leader in this particular battle. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is fighting. Public Knowledge is fighting. People need to get involved politically. At this point people should go to the EFF website and the Public Knowledge website, and continue doing so over the coming weeks to see how they can get involved in this coming campaign. It's going to take a lot of people spending probably at least twenty minutes. If you care enough about your freedom to spend twenty minutes on it, if you can tear yourself away from whatever little job it is you're doing this week, and next week, and so on. Spend a little time fighting for your freedom, and we can win.
“I was taught to fight, taught to win;
I never thought I could fail.”
Peter Gabriel (1950) English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian
Don't Give Up, Duet written by Gabriel, sung with Kate Bush
Song lyrics, So (1986)
Context: In this proud land we grew up strong;
We were wanted all along.
I was taught to fight, taught to win;
I never thought I could fail.No fight left or so it seems;
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted.
I've changed my face, I've changed my name,
But no one wants you when you lose.
Paul Graham (1964) English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist
"Mean People Fail", November 2014
Norman Mailer (1923–2007) American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film maker, actor and political candidate
Superman Comes to the Supermarket (1960)
“I am saying: I see a flame thrower. I think the flame thrower guy wins in the stick fight.”
Scott Adams (1957) cartoonist, writer
[Monticello, Justin; Manning, Alex; & Weissmueller, Zach, Dilbert Creator Scott Adams on Donald Trump's "Linguistic Kill Shots", reason.com, 6 October 2015, http://reason.com/reasontv/2015/10/06/donald-trump-is-a-master-wizard]
Ted Cruz (1970) American politician
Source: #DefundPlannedParenthood: https://www.tedcruz.org/l/defund-planned-parenthood/ On Facebook September 29, 2015.