...then they fight you...
whats the full quote?
Don't have that at hand, it's just a general reference to the stages of introducing new ideas. Paraphrased somewhat inaccurately: first they ignore you, then they disbelieve you, then they fight you, then you win.
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And, my friends, in this story you have a history of this entire movement. First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you. And that, is what is going to happen to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
-1918 US trade union address by Nicholas Klein (and others)