speaking out quotes

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

At one time in my life, from the time I was seven until I was about 13, I didn’t speak. I only spoke to my brother. The reason I didn’t speak: I had been molested, and I told the name of the molester to my brother who told it to the family.

I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.

I’m very lucky. The public happens to like me. Maybe they like me because I use every opportunity to talk about injustice.

My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.

Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.