Civil Rights Quotes
Civil Rights Quotes: A civil right is very important in any society. It ensures equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law. It protects individuals from discrimination and oppression by governments, individuals, and social institutions.
Words are very powerful. They hold meaning even after years later.
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Civil Rights Day Quotes
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” – Ida B. Wells
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” – Frederick Douglass
“Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice, and plain common-sense.” – W. E. B. Du Bois
“I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” – Fannie Lou Hamer
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” – Malcolm X
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” – Audre Lorde
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The very serious function of racism…is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” – Toni Morrison
“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear” ― Aung San Suu Kyi
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ― Søren Kierkegaard
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“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.” ― Harvey Milk
“Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn’t happen.” ― Herb Ritts
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies…but the silence of our friends. – Martin Luther King, Jr.”
“Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse, and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., Why We Can’t-Wait
“The “right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” begins with “life”, and “life” begins at conception.” ― A.E. Samaan
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Albert Camus
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.” – Nelson Mandela
“We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.” – Stevie Wonder
“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.” – W.E.B. Du Bois
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” – John F. Kennedy
“We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Albert Camus
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Freedom is never given; it is won.” – A. Philip Randolph
“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.” – Rosa Parks
“I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.” – Langston Hughes
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass
“Freedom is a constant struggle.” – Angela Davis
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Civil rights leaders are instrumental in preserving democracy – not just for some but for all of our citizens.” – Coretta Scott King
“The truth is that racism, gender oppression, and class exploitation constitute an unholy Trinity that can be defeated only by unity.” – Barbara Smith
“We’ll go no more a-wanding, wasting love’s golden ore. He leaves no heart unconquered, and no ravening rage unshorn.” – Maya Angelou
“Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.” – Helen Keller
“Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose… It is the strength required to bring about social, political and economic change.” – Walter Reuther
“The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” – Thurgood Marshall
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants grasped the truth that human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The silence of good people is more tragic than acts of brutality. It is the silence that perpetuates the system of hatred and oppression.” – Medgar Evers
“The battle for civil rights isn’t over. There’s still hatred and racism everywhere, but it’s better than it was.” – Ruby Bridges
“The civil rights movement was a biblical movement that tapped the soul force of the black churches and the black community to fight for the dignity of all God’s children.” – Jesse Jackson
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” – Coretta Scott King
“If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.” – Marian Wright Edelman
“Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants grasped the truth that human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – John F. Kennedy
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” – Maya Angelou
