First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
Persistence through opposition eventually triumphs
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win in a sentence
“Often attributed to Gandhi, though origin uncertain.”
Origin of First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
Commonly attributed to Gandhi (likely apocryphal)
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