Top 50 Cindy Sheehan Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The opposite of good is not evil; it’s apathy.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

5. “It’s up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist.”

— Cindy Sheehan

6. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

7. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

8. “You tell me the truth. You tell me that my son died for oil. You tell me that my son died to make your friends rich. You tell me my son died to spread the cancer of Pax Americana, imperialism in the Middle East.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

10. “It’s obvious that things aren’t going well over there. This is a war based on lies.”

— Cindy Sheehan

11. “I’m just a regular mother who’s trying to save lives and be the best human being I can be.”

— Cindy Sheehan

12. “If we stick together as an American people we can bring down the war criminals that are running our country right now.”

— Cindy Sheehan

13. “The biggest terrorist is George W. Bush.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

15. “People who are against me attack me personally. They attack the way I look physically, they attack the way I dress, they attack everything but what I say.”

— Cindy Sheehan

16. “The person who killed my son, I have no animosity for that person at all.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

18. “I have been known for some time as a person who speaks the truth and speaks it strongly. I have always called a liar a liar and a hypocrite a hypocrite.”

— Cindy Sheehan

19. “Everything I say comes from my heart – and it’s the truth.”

— Cindy Sheehan

20. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

23. “I can’t speak for the other people whose children have died, but I can speak for my family and the other members of Gold Star Families for Peace. We believe we’re honoring our children by working for peace.”

— Cindy Sheehan

24. “I love my country. But how many more of our loved ones need to die in this senseless war?”

— Cindy Sheehan

25. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

27. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

28. “I raised four kids in six years.”

— Cindy Sheehan

29. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

30. “Why do the right wing media so assiduously scrutinize the words of a grief filled mother and ignore the words of a lying president?”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

32. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

33. “Recruiters in our country are known for lying to people.”

— Cindy Sheehan

34. “Every day is a new sense of tearing my heart out of my body again when I see other children who have been killed, and I know what their families are going through.”

— Cindy Sheehan

35. “My husband has always agreed with me philosophically.”

— Cindy Sheehan

36. “I admire President Chavez for his strength to resist the United States. Instead, Bush is waging a war of terrorism against the world.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

38. “I never go anywhere and encourage people to get married to someone of the same gender or to have abortions – the issue never comes up.”

— Cindy Sheehan

39. “I think Michael Moore is an amazing man – an amazing, brave man. And I think people are probably going to start saying, ‘Don’t associate with Cindy Sheehan.’ People who speak truth to power somehow are marginalized in this country.”

— Cindy Sheehan

40. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

41. “We’re here to let the Democrats know that the grass roots and the anti-war movement elected them to create change.”

— Cindy Sheehan

42. “Casey was a faithful Christian filled with the spirit of the Christ; George is a hypocrite who says he is a Christian but then murders our brothers and sisters indiscriminately.”

— Cindy Sheehan

43. “I feel like I gave my son to this country in an illegal and immoral war, and I’ll never get him back.”

— Cindy Sheehan

44. “This was a war that was based on lies. It was wrong for us to invade Iraq. It’s wrong for us to occupy Iraq and we need to bring our troops home.”

— Cindy Sheehan

45. “I’ve always admired President Chavez for standing up to imperialism and the meddling of the American government in South America.”

— Cindy Sheehan

46. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

47. “I believe that any candidate who supports the war should not receive our support. It doesn’t matter if they’re Senator Clinton or whoever.”

— Cindy Sheehan

48. “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.”

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan

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

— Cindy Sheehan