“The more they crack down, the more we are motivated to fight back.”

KO THET AUNG, a 23-year-old anti-coup protester in Myanmar, where opponents of a junta that recently took power are resisting military forces with barricades and firebombs. “I will die protecting my country at the front lines,” he told The New York Times. The junta had killed more than 580 protesters and civilians by April 6.

“This is about kids who 10 years from now will say, ‘Where were all the adults? Why didn’t anyone stand up and say no?’”

Arkansas state Rep. ROBIN LUNDSTRUM, a Republican who sponsored a new state law that bans doctors from providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or sex-change surgeries to children under 18 unless they have a genetic disorder of sex development.

“The government is not now nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential.”

White House press secretary JEN PSAKI, responding to speculation that Americans will be forced to carry “vaccine passports” as proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for work or travel. Private businesses could still require patrons or employees to show proof of shots, though.

“I wanted something that would encourage life and show compassion for mothers.”

Republican Utah state Rep. BRADY BRAMMER, who sponsored a state law, passed in March, that makes biological fathers responsible for half of out-of-pocket costs a woman incurs during pregnancy and childbirth, according to The Washington Post.

“We haven’t seen an expansion of food assistance of this magnitude since the founding of the modern food stamp program in 1977.”

University of Kentucky economist JAMES ZILIAK, commenting to The New York Times on the Biden administration’s temporary boost of the federal food stamp program by tens of billions of dollars.