Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence.
Bayard RustinEvery indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I donโt fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return on me.
Bayard RustinBigotrys birthplace is the sinister back room of the mind where plots and schemes are hatched for the persecution and oppression of other human beings.
Bayard RustinPeople will never fight for your freedom if you have not given evidence that you are prepared to fight for it yourself.
Bayard RustinBoth morally and practically, segregation is to me a basic injustice. Since I believe it to be so, I must attempt to remove it. There are three ways in which one can deal with an injustice. (a) One can accept it without protest. (b) On can seek to avoid it. (c) One can resist the injustice non-violently. To accept it is to perpetuate it.
Bayard Rustin