CURATED COLLECTION

Standing Against Injustice

Silence in the face of injustice is its own position — and these voices refused to hold it.

36 quotes found

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To be invisible is to not exist. And yet, here I am.

—Manjula PadmanabhanAuthor & Playwright

Contemporary ERA • South Asia

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Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.

—Harper LeeNovelist

Post-War ERA • North America

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I have been a slave, I am now free, and I am a woman.

—Sojourner TruthAbolitionist & Activist

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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They can cut all the flowers, but they cannot keep spring from coming.

—Pablo NerudaPoet & Diplomat

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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Angry? Yes. But I choose to use my anger constructively.

—Leymah GboweeActivist

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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Freedom is not a gift, but a perpetual conquest, demanding vigilance and courage.

—Carmen NaranjoPoet & Novelist

Post-War ERA • Central America

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We will not allow this land to be taken from us without a fight.

—Mekatilili wa MenzaActivist

Industrial Age ERA • East Africa

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My only duty is to bear witness. To tell what I saw and what I heard.

—Nadezhda MandelstamMemoirist

Post-War ERA • Eastern Europe

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Dignity is not negotiable. It is the last refuge of the oppressed.

—Armando ValladaresPoet

Late Modern ERA • Caribbean

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To be an artist in Latin America is to choose a path of permanent struggle.

—Marta TrabaCritic & Novelist

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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We fought for independence, for our homeland, for our people's dignity.

—Chin PengAuthor & Thinker

Contemporary ERA • Southeast Asia

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They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds.

—Rosario CastellanosPoet, Novelist & Diplomat

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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I would rather die free than live as a slave.

—Samori TouréEmperor

Industrial Age ERA • West Africa

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I will die, but my cause will triumph.

—Túpac Amaru IIAuthor & Thinker

Enlightenment ERA • Latin America

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The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off. Why should I?

—Bob MarleyMusician

Post-War ERA • Caribbean

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One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.

—Malala YousafzaiActivist

Digital Age ERA • South Asia

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I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.

—Angela DavisActivist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • North America

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A song is a revolution that no one can imprison.

—Amparo OchoaActivist

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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Our history is a testament to our struggle for freedom.

—Carlos BulosanWriter & Activist

Early Modern ERA • Southeast Asia

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Caring for myself is not self‑indulgence, it is self‑preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

—Audre LordeWriter, Feminist & Activist

Late Modern ERA • North America

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