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Top 16 James Farmer Jr. Quotes (CIVIL RIGHTS)

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Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear.Pin
Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear.
We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.Pin
We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.
There is no armor more impenetrable than song.Pin
There is no armor more impenetrable than song.
If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we will have the equality of extinction.Pin
If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we will have the equality of extinction.
We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs.Pin
We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs.
Ugliness has its own splendor when it houses a soul of beauty.Pin
Ugliness has its own splendor when it houses a soul of beauty.
Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.Pin
Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.
It's hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you.Pin
It’s hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you.
Evil societies always kill their consciences.Pin
Evil societies always kill their consciences.
Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.Pin
Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.

6 Inspirational James Farmer Quotes (LIFE)

Words are not enough. There must be action.Pin
Words are not enough. There must be action.
I risked what I did to improve the nation. We wanted to make what we loved better and make it more deserving of that love.Pin
I risked what I did to improve the nation. We wanted to make what we loved better and make it more deserving of that love.
The old and the young, the white and the black all managed to step outside of themselves to find something to believe in.Pin
The old and the young, the white and the black all managed to step outside of themselves to find something to believe in.
If you say no to racism and encourage your children to make friendships across racial lines, you can make a difference in one generation.Pin
If you say no to racism and encourage your children to make friendships across racial lines, you can make a difference in one generation.
Nonviolence and legal action must be twin weapons– either one being used when it seems to be most applicable, with each bolstering the other.Pin
Nonviolence and legal action must be twin weapons– either one being used when it seems to be most applicable, with each bolstering the other.
I was scared all the time in the 60s and anyone who wasn’t, was a liar or totally without imagination.Pin
I was scared all the time in the 60s and anyone who wasn’t, was a liar or totally without imagination.
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