militancy

Noun

Meaning

The state of being militant; warfare.

A military spirit or system; militarism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven development of class militancy and class consciousness. Ernest Mandel

I realized now that militancy in the best sense of the word was the only answer where the black man was concerned, that any black man who wasn't a militant in 1970 was either blind or a coward. Jesse Owens

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence. Cesar Chavez

You can have relatively high levels of class consciousness with a lower level of class militancy than one would have expected. Ernest Mandel

The consequences of militancy do not disappear when the need for militancy is over. Germaine Greer

... the consequences of militancy do not disappear when the need for militancy is over. Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it. Germaine Greer

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