If one sets a car on fire, ...

If one sets a car on fire, that is a criminal offence. If one sets hundreds of cars on fire, that is political action.
If one sets a car on fire, that is a criminal offence. If one sets hundreds of cars on fire, that is political action.
 Ulrike Meinhof

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If you throw one stone, it’s a punishable offence. If 1,000 stones are thrown, it’s political action. If you set a car on fire, it’s a punishable offence. If hundreds of cars are set on fire, it’s political action. Protest is when I say I don’t agree with something. Resistance is when I ensure that things with which I disagree no longer take place.
 Ulrike Meinhof