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May 2, 2015
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“No justice, no peace, no racist police!”

"No justice, no peace!" has been cited in print since 1987 and was popularized by American Baptist minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton. "No justice, no peace, no racist…

May 26, 2005
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No justice, no peace!”

Al Sharpton's supporters often shout: "No justice, no peace!" You'll hear it outside of courtrooms. It appears that the chant comes from the Howard Beach racial incidents of…

November 7, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No man escapes when freedom fails, the best men rot in filthy jails…”

Hiram Mann. a New York City attorney who died at age 83 in 1955, had these lines published in the Wall Street Journal in 1947: No man escapes When freedom fails,The best men rot in filthy jails;…

August 10, 2006
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session”

"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session" is a classic political phrase that popularly began with a New York court decision in 1866. The…

March 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter who you vote for the bombs won’t stop”

"No matter who you vote for, the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "No matter who you vote for, the rich…

May 17, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter how much you trust the police, always remember the police are trained to never trust you”

"No matter how much you trust the police, (always) remember the police are trained to never trust you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no matter how much you trust…

May 17, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter how much you trust the police, remember the police are trained to never trust you”

"No matter how much you trust the police, (always) remember the police are trained to never trust you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no matter how much you trust…

March 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter who you vote for, the debt keeps rising and the bombs keep dropping”

"No matter who you vote for, the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "No matter who you vote for, the rich…

June 30, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah BandThe Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and, colloquially, as "The Bonzos") are a…

March 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter who you vote for, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the bombs never stop falling”

"No matter who you vote for, the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "No matter who you vote for, the rich…

March 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No matter who you vote for, the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop”

"No matter who you vote for, the rich stay rich, the poor stay poor and the bombs never stop" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "No matter who you vote for, the rich…

November 24, 2007
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No more bullshit!” (Norman Mailer 1969 mayoral slogan)

In 1969, novelist Norman Mailer ran for mayor of New York City and newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin ran for city council president. (John Lindsay was re-elected mayor.) The Mailer-Breslin campaign…

July 31, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet”

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to make the rose the "national floral emblem" in 1986. New York (NY) Times columnist William Safire (1929-2009) wrote on September 25, 1986:…

March 24, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one in Antarctica has COVID-19. It’s because they are ice-o-lated”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to self-isolate. "Me: No ine in Antarctica has covid-19 Dad: How? Me: It's because they're ICE-O-LATED" was posted on…

November 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them”

"No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Assata Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron, July 16, 1947), an…

March 12, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one man is the movement” (“No one man can stop the movement”)

"No One Man Is The Movement Therefore No One Man Can Stop It" was the title of a YouTube video on February 26, 2014, on the channel of TeamWakeemUP. The "movement" refers to the…

April 3, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one owns the water. No one owns the land. No one owns the oceans. No one owns the sand”

This poem has been printed on many images: "No one owns the water.No one owns the land.No one owns the oceans.No one owns the sand.These are givenby our Mother.The Planet providesfor free.Only…

November 23, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one rules if no one obeys”

"No one rules if no one obeys" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "'No one rules if no one obeys.' TaoDo" was posted on Twitter by Ralph…

April 27, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they can pay their own way”

"Nobody talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they (all) learned a useful skill and can pay their own way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. However, forgiving…

January 12, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No peacocks, no jerks, no whiners”

President Barack Obama nominated Jack Lew for Treasury secretary and made a few comments on his current Treasure secretary, Tim Geithner, on January 10, 2013: "On a personal note, Tim has been…

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