Fannie Lou Hamer

"I believe that love is stronger than hate."

"We will overcome all obstacles in our path."

"I have learned that education is the key to freedom."

"The struggle for justice is eternal and necessary."

"I am inspired by the courage of my people."

"We must never forget our history or our heroes."

"I will continue to speak for the voiceless."

"The power of unity is unstoppable."

"I have faith in the goodness of humanity."

"We are stronger together than we are apart."

"I refuse to let fear paralyze me."

"The cause of freedom demands our best efforts."

"I am proud to have lived a life of purpose."

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired, and I'm going to do something about it."

"Nobody's free until everybody's free."

"All of this is on account we want to become first-class citizens, and if the white man won't let us do it the easy way, we have to do it another way."

"Is it possible that I could be wrong? Yes. But if I'm right and you don't do anything about it, you will have to answer to God."

"The only thing they could do better is die, and that don't mean nothing to me."

"I would like to say, that I am a religious person, but I'm going to be honest with God."

"We are tired of all this evasion, tired of it. I'm going to tell you what I think. We've been tricked so many times."

"If the name of the game is to survive, then we survive."

"You can't make nobody do right, you can only be a good example yourself."

"I believe that every citizen of this country, whether they are black or white, should have the privilege to vote."

"I done tried everything else, I just want to die for something I believe in."

"The White Citizen's Council, they've been doing this kind of thing ever since I was born."

"They beat me until I thought I was going to die."

"I'm going to stay on it, and if I die, I'll die, but I'm going to stay on it."

"I question America. Is this the land of the free and the home of the brave?"

"I'm a minority within a minority within a minority."

"We didn't come all the way, didn't march all these years to settle for anything less than justice."