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> [If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/if-we-desire-a-society-in-which-men-are-brothers-then-we-must-act/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

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## More by Bayard Rustin

> [Black gay activists should try to build coalitions of people for the elimination of all injustice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/black-gay-activists-should-try-to-build-coalitions-of-people-for-the/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

> [When you're wrong, you're wrong. But when you're right, you're wrong anyhow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/when-you-re-wrong-you-re-wrong-but-when-you-re-right-you-re-wrong/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

> [Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/every-indifference-to-prejudice-is-suicide-because-if-i-don-t-fight/)

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> [I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/i-am-an-opponent-of-war-and-of-war-preparations-and-an-opponent-of/)

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> [Martin Luther King, with whom I worked very closely, became very distressed when a number of the ministers working for him wanted him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/martin-luther-king-with-whom-i-worked-very-closely-became-very/)

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> [If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/if-we-desire-a-society-of-peace-then-we-cannot-achieve-such-a-society/)

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> [The real radical is that person who has a vision of equality and is willing to do those things that will bring reality closer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/the-real-radical-is-that-person-who-has-a-vision-of-equality-and-is/)

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> [The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/the-only-weapon-we-have-is-our-bodies-and-we-need-to-tuck-them-in/)

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> [Bigotrys birthplace is the sinister back room of the mind where plots and schemes are hatched for the persecution and oppression of other human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/bigotrys-birthplace-is-the-sinister-back-room-of-the-mind-where-plots/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

> [My activism did not spring from being black...The racial injustice that was present in this country during my youth was a challenge to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/my-activism-did-not-spring-from-being-black-the-racial-injustice-that/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

> [If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/if-we-desire-a-society-in-which-men-are-brothers-then-we-must-act/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

> [We are all one - and if we don't know it, we will learn it the hard way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/we-are-all-one-and-if-we-don-t-know-it-we-will-learn-it-the-hard-way/)

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> [I believe there are certain types of movements which cannot be married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/i-believe-there-are-certain-types-of-movements-which-cannot-be-married/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

> [Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: ‘The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/looking-back-at-his-career-mr-rustin-a-quaker-once-wrote-the/)

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> [When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/when-an-individual-is-protesting-society-s-refusal-to-acknowledge-his/)

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