Cindy Sheehan Quotes

What is the 'noble cause' for which you sent our country to war?

58% of the American public are with us.

We're preaching to the choir, but the choir's not singing, if all of the 58% started singing, this war would end.

When I was growing up, it was 'Communists'.

Now it's 'Terrorists'. So you always have to have somebody to fight and be afraid of, so the war machine can build more bombs, guns, and bullets and everything.

Loyalty to the true, core values and roots of democracy is what makes a true patriot, not loyalty to a symbol of the country.

One of my biggest inspirations is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Yea, President Hugo.

It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist.

As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, they have no authority over you. These maniacs have no authority over us. And they might be able to put our bodies in prison, but they can't put our spirits in prison.

I'm working class, my family was working class, and we have struggled the same way our neighbors here in San Francisco have struggled.

I am not a politician or a military strategist. I am just a citizen voicing my opinions.

It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist.

I wake up every day feeling like today's the day to make a difference.

I never question the correctness of what I'm doing or the need for it.

I admire President Chavez for his strength to resist the United States.

Instead, Bush is waging a war of terrorism against the world.

The Democrats are as much a part of the war machine as the Republicans.

We can't let Democrats get off the hook because they're Democrats.

We can't allow any war for imperialism or greed to be fought in our names. This is what we need to keep fighting for.

I am sorry, but if you believe the newest death of OBL, you're stupid. Just think to yourself - they paraded Saddam's dead sons around to prove they were dead - why do you suppose they hastily buried this version of OBL at sea? This lying, murderous Empire can only exist with your brainwashed consent - just put your flags away and THINK!

I'm just so honored that the universe chose me to be the spark that has set off a raging inferno.

The American electorate are getting disgusted with weaklings who blow where the wind takes them while frittering away our precious lifeblood and borrowing money from our new owners, the Chinese.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not afraid of anything.

The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought to justice.

[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives.

Segmented killing and hatred will only stop when we enlarge our personal, national, and international circles of concern to include all six billion people on this planet: not just the white ones, Christian ones, American ones, female ones, or any ones. Simply put: every one.

I was told my son was killed in the war on terror. He was killed by George Bush's war of terror on the world.

We really need to stop the imperialist tendencies of countries like the United States and Great Britain.

We mean business, George Bush, ... and we're going to go to Congress and we're going to ask them, 'How many more of other people's children are you willing to sacrifice for the lies' And we're going to say, Shame on you. Shame on you for giving him the authority to invade Iraq.

I'm not going to join any party. If I do vote again, and if I do become, you know, politically active, it will be independent.

The biggest terrorist is George W. Bush.

My son was killed in 2004. I am not paying my taxes for 2004. You killed my son, George Bush, and I don't owe you a penny.

People demonize me; people idolize me; everything I say and do has been scrutinized.

The people who are slamming me have no idea about what it feels like to unjustly have a child killed in an insane war.

Recruiters in our country are known for lying to people.

We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and that's why we're in Iraq right now. Our leaders who get us into these messes are the ones who need to be held accountable.

Let's push the Pentagon off the fiscal cliff.

America has been killing people on this continent since it was started. This country is not worth dying for.

I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong.

I raised four kids in six years.

I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong. I'm not one of the immature patriots who say my country right or wrong because my country is wrong now, and my country-the policies of my country are responsible for killing tens of thousands of innocent people, and I won't stand by and let that happen anymore.

Everything I say comes from my heart - and it's the truth.

It's obvious that things aren't going well over there. This is a war based on lies.

Isn't it nice of the IRS to tell the media where to ambush me before they tell me that the U.S. Attorney is suing me?

No one can sustain rage for long. I am still angry and always will be. My dear son was stolen from me and his family to never return. He was killed for profit and lies. How can I not be angry? Sometimes though, the rage comes back.

If the people of America do not rise up, take ownership of our country, we're going to lose it forever.

We need a people's movement to end this war, ... We're going to ask them How many more of other people's children are you willing to sacrifice for the lies

I'll be a grieving mom until I die because of the lies that took my son, ... I plan on keeping this up until the troops are brought home.

So what really gets me is these chickenhawks, who sent our kids to die, without ever serving in a war themselves. They don't know what it's all about.

There is too much at stake to worry about our own egos. When my son was killed, I had to face the fact that I was somehow also responsible for what happened. Every American that allows this to continue has, to some extent, blood on their hands. Some of us have a little bit, and some of us are soaked in it.

Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC [Project for the New American Century] Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid? No, I know full well that my son, my family, this nation, and this world were betrayed by George [W.] Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agenda after 9/11.

Go to a nearby military cemetery and look at the American flags stuck on each grave and think of the person buried there who was killed for global domination or for the blunders and egomania of our leadership. And remember, for every person buried there, 10 more loved that person and were shattered by the loss. Instead of saluting, softly say: 'I'm sorry.' ... We need to make Memorial Day a relic of the past.

My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel.

We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled. The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached.

George, your reckless and wanton foreign policies killed my son, Spc. Casey Austin Sheehan, in the illegal and unjust war on Iraq. Helping to bring about your political downfall will be the most noble accomplishment of my life, and it will bring justice for my son and the hundreds of other brave Americans and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis your lies have killed.