Do not tell me the struggle doesn't put you at risk. I can s... - Bayard Rustin

"Do not tell me the struggle doesn't put you at risk. I can show you by the score men and women who have been put on their ass for their work."

Bayard Rustin Courage

Civil Rights Organizer, LGBTQ+ Pioneer American 1912–1987

More from Bayard Rustin

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

"We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny."

"I must say that I am not afraid. I was not born to be afraid; I was born to be free."

"The function of a citizen and a lawyer must be independent, dedicated to the truth and to justice."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."