The anti-coup Quotes

“Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to use anyhow.

It will be used to CLAIM that the putschists are saving the country from ‪‎terrorism or ‪#civil war‬, and are preserving "‪law‬ and ‪‎order‬”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“The first basic principle of ‪‎anti coup‬ defense is therefore to deny legitimacy to the putschists”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“Nonviolent defiance often risks serious casualities, but it seem to produce far fewer casualitie than when both sides use violence.

At the same time, presistence in nonviolent struggle contributes to much greater chance for success than if the resisters had chosen to fight a militarily-prepared opponent violence”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“Heavy repression against the nonviolent defenders may also arouse stronger international opposition to the coup and mobilize inernational opinion and diplomatic and economic action against the putschists”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“There should be no romanticism that international public opinion or even international diplomatic and economic pressure can defeat a coup without determined and strong defense by the attacked society itself”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“Resistane violence may help unite the putschists' basic supporters and military forces against the ‪anti coup‬ defenders”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“At other times, agents provocateurs are placed within resistance groups to instigate or even commit acts of violence in order to supportthr charge that the resisters are using violence”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup

“Engage in friendly creative communication with the functionaries and troops serving the putschists while continuing resistance.

Explain to them the reasons for the defense struggle, affirm the absence of ny intended violence against them, seek to undermine the reliability, and try to induce them to be helpful to the defenders.”
― Gene Sharp, The anti-coup