Speak Out Quotes

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their patriotism through their actions, by their choice ... Our government should not dictate actions. The United States of America exists because people wanted to be free to choose. All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same. There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. Patriots serve. Patriots vote. Patriots attend meetings in their community. Patriots pay attention to the actions of government and speak out when needed. Patriots teach their children about our history, our precious democracy and about citizenship. Being an active, engaged citizen means being a patriotic American every day. No law will make a citizen a patriot.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.

When I see something wrong, I just rail against it.

Be bullied, be outraged, be killed, but do not kill.

For me, the issue is if I'm your advocate, if I'm your representative, my job is to stand up for you and talk about you and defend you.

You don't have to be a professional athlete to be heard - the most powerful tool you have is your voice.

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.

When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.

Silence is complicity. Speak now or surrender your ground.

Don't allow tyrants and aggressors to get away with it.

If religious liberty is protected, religious leaders and other men and women of faith will be able to speak out on social issues. People with deep religious convictions may be less likely to succumb to dominating ideologies or trends, and more likely to act in accordance with what they see as true and right. Civil society can count on them as engines of reform.

When things are not fair, I speak my mind.

It's really important that folks be able to speak out.

My dear sisters, whatever your calling, whatever your circumstances, we need your impressions, your insights, and your inspiration. We need you to speak up and speak out in ward and stake councils.

I've always asked to be able to speak and write about injustice and to do it in a way that would encourage people to make things better for everyone.

Scripture makes it clear to me that there is an obligation to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted.

I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell, so I am asking the members of the press to send a mayday call all over the world.

Young people are this country [America], and we need to speak out.

We are coming out to tell the truths about gays, for I am tired of the conspiracy of silence, so I'm going to talk about it. And I want you to talk about it.

Maybe it's because my uncle and my parents were always very involved with the civil rights movement, so I just grew up and I was raised that you have to speak out and look out for your fellow man, woman, and child.

Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Did Lincoln hate America when he voted against the Mexican War? Did Mark Twain hate America when he made speeches against the Spanish American War? If you love your country you will find ways to speak out …

The big percentage is us, the real people, and we have to say something. You have to speak up. You have to.