Elijah Parish Lovejoy Quotes

I have the courage of my convictions.

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

I think I was always subconsciously driven by an attempt to restate that faith and to show where it was properly grounded, how it grew out of what a great many young men on both sides felt and believed and were brave enough to do.

I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.

What I do and what I love, I don't betray that. Sometimes people say you have to tolerate it. No, you have to do what you think necessary, what your heart tells you, and go where the Almighty leads you.

Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

I do not regret having braved public opinion, when I knew it was wrong and was sure it would be merciless.

You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.

Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone.

The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one's own convictions - not obstinately or defiantly

You have to stand for the things that you believe in. You have to stay strong inside.

I am ready to rot in jail for the rest of my life rather than admit that my small-minded enemies are right.

I'm a big person when it comes to doing what you believe in.

I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.

It's going to take more than a handslap to keep me from fighting for what I believe.

Doing the right thing is a decision, which in many cases means you stand alone.

I'm going to stand in my truth no matter what.

I'm here to fight; I'm not here to protect whether you think I'm a good person or not. I've given up on that.

There's nobody in the world I wouldn't fight.

You have to stick to your principles and when you believe in something, to fight for it.

Be bold, but be fair. Don't give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail

It is wonderful to be despised, if, deep down, we know we are right.

So long as I am acting from duty and conviction, I am indifferent to taunts and jeers. I think they will probably do me more good than harm.