“We can denounce not merely the abuses of power but power itself.”
Jacques Ellul book Anarchy and Christianity
Source: Anarchy and Christianity (1988), p. 23
Speech calling for the condemnation of the Ku Klux Khan at the 1924 Democratic national convention. New York Times: June 29, 1924 https://www.nytimes.com/1924/06/29/archives/text-of-the-klan-debate-arguments-for-and-against-censuring-order.html
“We can denounce not merely the abuses of power but power itself.”
Jacques Ellul book Anarchy and Christianity
Source: Anarchy and Christianity (1988), p. 23
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
On resigning his membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ (31 May 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/politics/01obama.html?bl&ex=1212465600&en=88997ad25a4ddba4&ei=5087%0A <br class="br">2008
“When you move artistically, the natural inclination is to denounce everything that's gone before.”
Billy Corgan (1967) American musician, songwriter, producer, and author
Smashing Pumpkins (1996)
Yasser Harrak Canadian liberal writer, columnist and human rights activist
Yasser Harrak. 2015. "Understanding Why ISIS Burns People Alive". Youtube. Accessed December 24, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTc2KwANKX0
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer
Persecution
One Minute Wisdom (1989)
Context: A disciple was one day recalling how Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed were branded as rebels and heretics by their contemporaries.
Said the Master, Nobody can be said to have attained the pinnacle of Truth until a thousand sincere people have denounced him for blasphemy.
Richard Wurmbrand (1909–2001) Romanian Christian minister of Jewish descent
Source: Tortured For Christ (1967), p. 75.
“Denounce treason and uphold the cause of the Union.”
Oliver P. Morton (1823–1877) American politician
As quoted in Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850–1880: History of Indiana III https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0871950502 (1995), by Emma Lou Thornbrough. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, p. 102
“What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?”
Al Sharpton (1954) American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host
As quoted in National Review (20 March 2000).
H.L. Mencken (1880–1956) American journalist and writer
Source: 1910s, Prejudices, First Series (1919), Ch. 13