Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

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"To remain silent is to become an accomplice to injustice."
Viola Liuzzo
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"Prejudice is a disease of the mind that spreads through acceptance and silence."
Viola Liuzzo
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"In the face of hatred, silence becomes complicity"
James Chaney
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"The truth has a power that lies can never match"
James Chaney
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"The white man is not going to give up his power to the Negro voluntarily."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I done tried to tell you about the conditions we live under down in Mississippi, and nothing more could be said than what I said."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I'm going to be as honest with you as I would be with myself."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"Am I in Mississippi or in America?"
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"Some will turn away. Some will try to silence you. But your truth will set you free."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"The truth is our greatest weapon."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We must act with integrity, even when it costs us dearly."
Michael Schwerner
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"Our words must be backed by actions, or they mean nothing."
Michael Schwerner
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"We must speak truth to power, regardless of the consequences."
Michael Schwerner
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"We cannot build a just society on a foundation of injustice."
Michael Schwerner
J
"Truth is the foundation of all progress."
James Meredith
J
"Truth transcends opinion and emotion."
James Meredith
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"I believe that truth is on our side."
Medgar Evers
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"We must maintain our moral integrity at all costs."
Medgar Evers
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"The voice of conscience cannot be silenced."
Medgar Evers
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"We must speak truth to power."
Medgar Evers
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"The quietest voices often carry the deepest truths."
Andrew Goodman
J
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
John Lewis
J
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
John Lewis
J
"Never adjust your truth. Adjust your passion to your capacity to execute."
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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"The question is: are we to remain silent while evil has free rein, or do we voice our dissent?"
John Lewis
J
"The price of equality is constant vigilance and renewal."
James Meredith
J
"Truth has a power that no force can ultimately suppress."
James Meredith
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"Truth will always be revolutionary."
H. Rap Brown
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"Truth is the foundation of justice."
H. Rap Brown