"My activism did not spring from my being……" — Bayard Rustin
"My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me."
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38 Quotes by Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin has 38 quotes on this site.
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When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous a man who brutalizes people. But you love him or you…
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The proof that one truly believes is in action.
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Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner…
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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
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Bigotrys birthplace is the sinister back room of the mind where plots and schemes are hatched for the persecution and…
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My activism did not spring from being black...The racial injustice that was present in this country during my youth was…
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Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act…
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Twenty-five, 30 years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer…
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Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it.
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If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this…
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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We are all one - and if we don't know it, we will learn it the hard way.
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
— Edward Abbey
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom…
— Samuel Adams
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Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope…
— Bono
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Philanthropy is activism.
— Eli Broad
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
— Jimmy Carter
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I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of…
— Jimmy Carter
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Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not…
— Tommy Chong
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Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a…
— Isabel Allende
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As you know, when Star Trek was canceled after the second season, it was the activism of the fans that…
— George Takei
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Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.
— Alice Walker
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Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from…
— Michael Shermer
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Acting is my career and activism is my passionate hobby. But acting is my livelihood.
— William Baldwin
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