Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it."John Lewis
"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."John Lewis
"To be silent is to cooperate with injustice."John Lewis
"Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks, is it politic? Vanity asks, is it popular? But conscience asks, is it right?"John Lewis
"The time for compromise has long since passed."H. Rap Brown
"Stand firm in your convictions or fall for someone else's delusions."H. Rap Brown
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept."Angela Y. Davis
"We must be willing to acknowledge our complicity in the structures we critique."Angela Y. Davis
"Fear should never be a reason to stay silent."Angela Y. Davis
"We must challenge the status quo."Angela Y. Davis
"We cannot remain neutral in the face of injustice."Angela Y. Davis
"A man is not a man if he is afraid to stand up for what he believes in."Stokely Carmichael
"Courage means standing up when it's difficult."Assata Shakur
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."Black Panther Party
"We fight for dignity and respect for our people."Black Panther Party
"Freedom requires more than words; it demands action."Black Panther Party
"We must be willing to die for what we believe in."Black Panther Party
"The voice of the voiceless must be heard."Black Panther Party
"Self-defense is a natural right of all people."Black Panther Party
"We organize with courage and with purpose."Black Panther Party
"We cannot progress without acknowledging multiple forms of marginalization."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"To speak truth is to take a risk and an act of courage."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"We must be brave enough to see what we have been taught not to see."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"I teach myself to do everything because I have to believe I am free."Assata Shakur
"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."Stokely Carmichael
"We are not begging; we are demanding our human rights."Stokely Carmichael
"We cannot accept injustice and claim to be free ourselves."Angela Y. Davis
"The fact that you are not dead yet is proof that you can do more."Andrea Dworkin
"Survival programs are revolutionary praxis."Black Panther Party
"We reject the false choice between safety and justice."Black Panther Party