Those who decide to become dissidents must have a tremendous amount of patience and resolve, because it often takes a long time for people to understand and appreciate the moral and intellectual basis for dissidence. Emotional appeals are likely to backfire or be short-lived. Sticking to coherent facts, sharp analysis and moral considerations are the best weapons that can be employed to keep the spirit of resistance alive, not least because defenders of the status quo do not have a leg to stand on morally and intellectually