In the face of great difficulties, people eventually chose to stand up for their rights, no matter how powerful the forces -- governmental, societal, political, or corporate -- that are arrayed against them. We have seen many movements in U.S. and world history that begin simply and with the odds against them.
In our national history in the U.S., we have seen abolition, women's suffrage, civil rights and worker rights movements make great strides. Often the protests began with a few people who were outraged and took a stand. Many faced ridicule, billy clubs, bullets, bombs, dogs and firehouses. We have seen leaders such as Susan B. Anthony, Dr. King, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many others start with a few people and then see dozens become hundreds, hundreds become thousands and thousands becoming millions. They went from being ridiculed to becoming figures that had to be taken seriously by the public and the political establishment.
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