"The barometer for judging the character of people,……" — Bayard Rustin
"The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question."
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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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Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.
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