Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

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"Every person has the capacity to be a revolutionary."
H. Rap Brown
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"Courage multiplies when people stand together."
H. Rap Brown
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"The question isn't whether you're afraid - it's what you do with that fear."
James Meredith
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"You must be willing to stand alone if standing together means compromising your principles."
James Meredith
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the presence of conviction."
James Meredith
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"In the struggle for what is right, there is no standing still."
Viola Liuzzo
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but service despite it."
Viola Liuzzo
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"To know what is right and fail to do it is a form of cowardice."
Viola Liuzzo
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"To overcome fear, one must first decide that the cause is worth dying for."
Viola Liuzzo
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"Courage is contagious; one act of bravery inspires a thousand more."
Viola Liuzzo
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that."
John Lewis
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"The greatest measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy."
John Lewis
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"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."
John Lewis
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"I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live."
John Lewis
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"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong you cannot be too conservative."
John Lewis
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"We have nothing to lose but our chains."
Medgar Evers
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Medgar Evers
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"We must be willing to sacrifice for what we believe in."
Medgar Evers
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
Medgar Evers
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"Stand firm in your convictions, even when the world stands against you."
Medgar Evers
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"Every act of resistance, no matter how small, contributes to the movement for freedom."
Medgar Evers
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"The voice of conscience must never be silent in the face of injustice."
Medgar Evers
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"We must be willing to stand alone if standing together means compromising our values."
Medgar Evers
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"We must be willing to pay the price for our beliefs and convictions."
Medgar Evers
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"It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood."
Stokely Carmichael
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"Dignity is not something that is given; it is something we must take."
Stokely Carmichael
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"We must challenge the systems that perpetuate our oppression."
Stokely Carmichael
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"We must be willing to pay the price for our freedom."
Stokely Carmichael
"A Panther cannot be intimidated into submission. A Panther will stand his ground."
Black Panther Party
"Fear is the tool of the oppressor. We reject fear."
Black Panther Party