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Standing up for what's right9 quotes
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. — Elie Wiesel · 1986Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. — Robert F. Kennedy · 1966People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... No. The only tired I was was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · 1992All 9 quotes →Fighting for justice3 quotes
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. — Robert F. Kennedy · 1966People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... No. The only tired I was was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · 1992Politics3 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. — Elie Wiesel · 1986Activism2 quotes
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Courage2 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914American politics1 quote
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... No. The only tired I was was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · 1992Civil rights1 quote
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... No. The only tired I was was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · 1992Cowardice1 quote
To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914Equality1 quote
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... No. The only tired I was was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · 1992Helping others1 quote
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. — Robert F. Kennedy · 1966Injustice1 quote
You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X · 1965Oppression1 quote
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. — Elie Wiesel · 1986Political courage1 quote
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933Political neutrality1 quote
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. — Elie Wiesel · 1986Progress1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Protest1 quote
To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914Racial equality1 quote
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... No. The only tired I was was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · 1992Speaking up1 quote
Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent. — Rachel Carson · 1958Standing one's ground1 quote
I am in earnest-I will not equivocate-I will not excuse-I will not retreat a single inch-and I will be heard! — William Lloyd Garrison · 1831Taking action1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Truth1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986