FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT TAKING A STAND

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The only way to deal with bullies is to take a stand against them.” – Brad Meltzer

“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” – J.K. Rowling

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Take a stand for what is right, even if you are standing alone.” – Unknown

“The oppressors can oppress only when the oppressed have given them their consent.” – Paulo Freire

“Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.” – Unknown

“Your silence will not protect you.” – Audre Lorde

“If not us, who? If not now, when?” – John F. Kennedy

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama

“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.” – John Lewis QUOTES FOR 6TH ANNIVERSARY

“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” – Albert Einstein

“It’s not about taking a stand; it’s about standing up. And there’s a big difference.” – Amy Grant

“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.” – John F. Kennedy

“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” – Malcolm X

“Every person has a right to stand up for themselves.” – Mahira Khan

“The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable.” – Genevieve Randall

“Never stand up and stretch your legs on the tracks of compromise, for beneath the train of moderation lies the graveyard of principles.” – Sir Winston Churchill

“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” – Maggie Kuhn

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan

“In the face of injustice, resistance is never futile.” – Unknown

“You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil.” – Marcus Garvey