#reed

You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have this major debate going on. It would be behavior that would count, not what person belongs to what group. ↗

— Ron Paul

#civil-rights #equal-rights #freedom #gay-rights #liberty

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it. ↗

— Malcolm X

#equality #freedom #give #justice #man

Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. ↗

— John Muir

#walking #freedom

Our willingness to suffer for the sake of the perception of freedom is remarkable. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#suffering #freedom

Initially, the purveyors of racism need no more than the silent acquiescence of the public ... [I]t is never too soon to confront bigotry and racism whenever, wherever, and in whatever form it raises its ugly head. It is incumbent upon all people to confront even the slightest hint of racist thought or action with zero tolerance. ↗

— Hans J. Massaquoi

#civil-rights #equality #freedom #racism #equality

I guess they'll find out that freedom doesn't keep you warm, ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#freedom

We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#opression #experience

With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing. ↗

— Criss Jami

#composure #contentment #education #education-system #freedom

Everyone who doesn't want to believe in supernormal powers says the people who experience them are psycho. What the hell kind of a world is this if all magic moments are psychotic? ↗

— Carol Plum-Ucci

#experience

There are 6 reasons that a person does anything: Love, faith, greed, boredom, fear... revenge. ↗

— Ally Carter

#faith #fear #greed #love #revenge