Fannie Lou Hamer

"It's not a matter of whether you're free or not; it's a matter of whether you're human."

"I believe that God is on the side of the truth and righteousness always."

"We have to organize, we have to stand together, and we have to fight."

"When we're united, we have power that nobody can take away from us."

"I'm determined to see that the Negro people of Mississippi vote."

"There's something in every one of us that wants to be heard."

"I will not beg for my rights. I will demand them."

"For my people to receive justice, I would work until the day I die."

"We cannot ask people to do something without showing them the way."

"The biggest threat to this country is fear."

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."

"Until the end of my life, I will dedicate myself to the struggle."

"If you want to see change, you have to be the change."

"We have to believe that something better is possible."

"My soul has looked back in wonder at the distance I've come."

"I believe in truth and righteousness always prevailing."

"Young people, you are the future. You have to speak truth to power."

"We are asking for the right to vote. This is a basic human right."

"Some will turn away. Some will try to silence you. But your truth will set you free."

"I've been beaten down, but I haven't been broken."

"We have to work together. Divided, we fall. United, we stand."

"Don't aim lower than your dreams."

"Every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."

"I will always fight for what is right, no matter the cost."

"The fight for freedom is not easy, but it is necessary."

"We have to speak loudly so that the whole world can hear us."

"I believe in the goodness of people, even when they try to do harm."

"For every door that closes, there's another one that opens."

"We cannot move forward if we're always looking backward."

"The truth is our greatest weapon."