Quotes about Freedom

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks.

I have a dream, that one day on the red hills of Georgia...

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.

I have a dream! To be free at last! Free at last! Free at last. And if a man has nothing to die for, Then his life is worth nothing.

For years now I have heard the word Wait! It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This Wait has almost always meant Never. We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that justice too long delayed is justice denied.

Freedom is not won by a passive acceptance of suffering. Freedom is won by a struggle against suffering. By this measure, Negroes have not yet paid the full price for freedom. And whites have not yet faced the full cost of justice.

Unless you have found something in life to live for that is more important to you than your own life, you will always be a slave. For all another man needs to do is threaten to take your life to get you to do his bidding.

One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.

I have a dream that my four little children will not be judged by the color of the skin. I have a dream today that we will overcome someday.

All labor has dignity.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The urge for freedom will eventually come. This is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom; something without has reminded him that he can gain it.