To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.
“To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.” Bayard Rustin
“To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.” Bayard Rustin
“The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don’t turn” Bayard Rustin
“Gays are beginning to realize what blacks learned long ago: Unless you are out here fighting for yourself then nobody else will help you. I … Read More
“You have to join every other movement for the freedom of people. Therefore join the movement as individuals against anti-Semitism, join the movements for the … Read More
“God does not require us to achieve any of the good tasks that humanity must pursue. What God requires of us is that we not … Read More
“The moral man is he who is opposed to injustice per se, opposed to injustice wherever he finds it; the moral man looks for injustice … Read More
“Today, blacks are no longer the litmus paper or the barometer of social change. Blacks are in every segment of society and there are laws … Read More
“The proof that one truly believes is in action.” Bayard Rustin
“Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return … Read More
“You have to join every other movement for the freedom of people.” Bayard Rustin
“Bigotrys birthplace is the sinister back room of the mind where plots and schemes are hatched for the persecution and oppression of other human beings.” … Read More
“I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.” Bayard Rustin
“When an individual is protesting society’s refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.” … Read More
“My activism did not spring from being black…The racial injustice that was present in this country during my youth was a challenge to my belief … Read More
“The real radical is that person who has a vision of equality and is willing to do those things that will bring reality closer to … Read More
“When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous a man who brutalizes people. But you love him or you wouldn’t be here. You’re going … Read More
“If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a … Read More
“Both morally and practically, segregation is to me a basic injustice. Since I believe it to be so, I must attempt to remove it. There … Read More
“If I do not fight bigotry wherever it is, bigotry is thereby strengthened. And to the degree that it is strengthened, it will, thereby, have … Read More
“Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it.” Bayard Rustin