James Reeb

Minister, Civil Rights Activist American 1927 – 1965

Unitarian minister killed for participating in Selma march.

391 quotes

"Money follows those who serve with integrity."
Money
"Health is a privilege we must share with all."
Health
"Adventure calls those brave enough to answer."
Adventure
"Imagination is the birthplace of justice."
Imagination
"We must shape technology to serve our highest values."
Technology
"History will ask what we did when it mattered most."
History
"Philosophy lived is more powerful than philosophy taught."
Philosophy
"Literature teaches us who we might become."
Literature
"Politics is the art of serving the common good."
Politics
"War reveals our failure to build sufficient community."
War
"True motivation comes from alignment with purpose."
Motivation
"We are inspired by those who live their convictions."
Inspiration
"Relationships are where we become fully human."
Relationships
"In solitude we find our truest voice."
Solitude
"The church must be a voice for the voiceless and a defender of the defenseless."
Justice
"True faith is demonstrated through action, not merely through words of belief."
Faith
"We cannot claim to follow a message of love while ignoring the suffering of our neighbors."
"Social responsibility is not optional for those who believe in human dignity."
Leadership
"The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members."
Justice
"Complacency in the face of injustice makes us complicit in that injustice."
Courage
"To truly love one's neighbor means to work for their freedom and well-being."
Love
"Silence about wrong-doing is itself a form of participation."
Truth
"Our faith calls us to stand beside those who suffer, not above them."
Faith
"The struggle for justice is the truest expression of spiritual conviction."
Justice
"To be alive is to be called to serve something greater than oneself."
Life
"Change begins when we refuse to accept the unacceptable."
Change
"Community is built not in comfort, but in shared commitment to justice."
Friendship
"The price of peace is the willingness to stand for what is right."
Peace
"Our children inherit the world we are creating through our choices today."
Family
"Moral courage is the rarest and most necessary form of bravery."
Courage