Alveda King Quotes

We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers and sisters.

Speaking out is important for me because everyone should be treated equally.

Together, we can build the kind of world in which we all seek to live, one of universal equality and justice.

In my human-rights work, perhaps the most important thing is gaining the trust of the victims.

The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless.

But love must be aggressively translated into simple justice.

I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.

I wanted to help the world be more just.

Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.

I feel like I'm always on the right side of wrong and trying to shout out for the underdog.

Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians.

It is our responsibility to stand up for equality, fairness, and civil rights.

It takes us many years to learn that the passion for justice and the welfare of all, once it has been aroused, is the deepest one in moral life.

The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

If people are being downtrodden and mistreated, it's our obligation, it's our responsibility to speak out, not just for ourselves but for others.

It's time for those of us who have a voice to speak out for life, for love and for justice using the same media we've used throughout our careers.

We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed.

Justice is what love sounds like when it speaks in public.

How can you ask someone to live in the world and not have something to say about injustice?

An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.

If you love your community, then you need to be insisting on justice in all circumstances.

Wherever injustice occurs, we all need to be concerned.

We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.

The fire in the bellies of the good people who work for a more fair and just world for all of us - that spark never fails to inspire me and warm my heart.

It is no merit in the sorrowful that they weep, or to the oppressed and smothering that they gasp and struggle, not to me, that I must speak for the oppressed - who cannot speak for themselves.