When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

Quote by Bayard Rustin

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To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.

To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But you...

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But *you*...

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being,...

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being,...

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films...

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films...

Dignity belongs to the conquered

Dignity belongs to the conquered

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in...

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

Labor wants also pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or...

Labor wants also pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or...

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films...

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and...

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.