Privilege Quote by Martin Luther King Jr

History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“Lamentably, it is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give…

— Martin Luther King Jr

“My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.…

— Martin Luther King Jr

Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to…

— Gunnar Myrdal

Since inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

It is among the less privileged groups relatively new to leisure and consumption that the zest for possessions retains something of its pristine energy.

— David Riesman

For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.

— Stephane Hessel

“Privileged groups work for greater power consolidation through favoritism.”

— Bryant McGill

"Marginalized others" have access to other ways of knowing, and therefore to deeper, more authentic truths about human reality. They can share that knowledge…

— Christina Hoff Sommers

Privileged groups, like everyone else, want to think well of themselves and to believe that they are acting generously and justly.

— Joanna Russ

“Naming oppressive realities, in and of itself, has not brought about the kinds of changes for oppressed groups that it can for more privileged…

— bell hooks

“Don't think you're privileged when the sun falls on you; don’t consider yourself cursed when darkness falls on you! So why? Because that's how…

— Mehmet Murat ildan