Speaks Out Quotes

• Speak out. You've got to speak out against the madness

  Stephen Stills

  Madness, Speak

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• Some laws are wrong, and we have an obligation to speak out against those laws wherever they are.

  Julian McMahon

  Law, Speak, Obligation

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• I feel a moral obligation to speak out at this key moment in human history - it is a moment for action.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Keys, Moral, Action

  "Leonardo DiCaprio Named Messenger of Peace by U.N." by John Hendrickson, www.esquire.com. September 16, 2014.

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• 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.

  Alveda King

  Responsibility, People, Obligation

  Source: saynsumthn.wordpress.com

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• Be strong: we are not here to play, to dream, to drift, we have hard work to do and loads to lift, shun not the struggle, face it, 'tis god's gift. Be strong: say not the days are evil - who's to blame! And fold your hands and acquiesce - o shame! Stand up, speak out, and bravely in god's name. Be strong! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong. How hard the battle goes, the day, how long! Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.

  Maltbie Davenport Babcock

  Dream, Song, Strong

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• Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Wall, Character, Native American

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1118, Delphi Classics

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• Truth-telling to Congress and the public is not disloyal in America: it is an expression of the higher loyalty officials owe to the Constitution, the rule of law, and the sovereign public. It is a courageous, patriotic, and effective way to serve our country. The time to speak out is now.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  Loyalty, Country, Time

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• For the gay and lesbian community, even though I'm not gay I think its really important to speak out for people that aren't necessarily dealing with the same circumstances you're dealing with and don't have the benefit of the health care system or the government that you do.

  Chelsea Handler

  Gay, Thinking, Government

  "Chelsea Handler: Gay rights is no joke". Interview with Jessica Abramson, www.nbcnews.com. June 22, 2011.

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• I am willing to spend whatever it takes … My moral standard compels me to speak out on this issue because I am the largest company by far in the industry and I am willing to speak out. I don’t see any compelling reason for the government to allow people to gamble on the Internet and nobody has ever explained except for the two companies whose special interest is going to be served if there is gaming on the Internet, Caesars and MGM.

  Sheldon Adelson

  Compelling Reason, Government, Two

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• Become a Canadian for the Great Bear by signing our charter online – join the team today to speak out for a sustainable future for the Great Bear region.

  Scott Niedermayer

  Team, Today, Bears

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• Revisionist historians are about to get their hands on the Thatcher years, shes probably going to be looked at again because she feels far enough away now, and we dont see her much on the political landscape in this country, shes kind of disappeared and she doesnt speak out much anymore.

  Jonathan Coe

  Country, Hands, Years

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• The question is not if the candidate's heart is favorable to Christianity, but if he has Christ as his starting point even for politics, and will speak out His name!

  Abraham Kuyper

  Heart, Names, Christianity

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• As Albert Camus wrote, the doctor’s role is as a witness – to witness authentically the reality of humanity, and to speak out against the horrors of political inaction... The only crime equaling inhumanity is the crime of indifference, silence, and forgetting.

  James Orbinski

  Reality, Doctors, Political

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• You know just because the majority thinks something is right, doesn't make it right. So, that is up to us, the people that see the wrong, that see the injustice, that stay educated, stay informed, stay involved. And there's an old phrase 'the squeaky wheel, gets the oil.' Right now, our wheels aren't very squeaky; the other side, they're the ones making all the racket...We just have to get up, stand up, speak out, and don't be silent.

  Otep Shamaya

  Thinking, Oil, People

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• Mainstream politicians will continue to protect existing systems of power, corporate executives will continue to maximize profit without concern, and the majority of people will continue to avoid these questions. It’s the job of people with critical sensibilities—those who consistently speak out for justice and sustainability, even when it’s difficult—not to back away just because the world has grown more ominous.

  Robert Jensen

  Jobs, People, Justice

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• Speak out your mind and your heart, you won’t be bored.

  Lights

  Heart, Bored, Mind

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• Speak out tirelessly with conviction.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Speak, Conviction

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• I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.

  Mary Steenburgen

  Thinking, Needs, Looks

  "CNN Crossfire", www.cnn.com. January 23, 2004.

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• The key.. will be a new public awareness of how serious is the threat to the global environment. Those who have a vested interest in the status quo will probably continue to be able to stifle any meaningful change until enough citizens.. are willing to speak out.

  Al Gore

  Meaningful, Keys, Citizens

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• It is difficult to get Latina and Asian women to speak out. We must make it clear it's not their problem, it's our problem. We need magazines like this one to keep talking about the issue. And know that we women in Congress are with you 100 percent.

  Juanita Millender-McDonald

  Talking, Issues, Domestic Violence

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• I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against it not in anger but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart, and above all with a passionate desire to see our beloved country stand as a moral example of the world.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Country, War, Heart

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.109, Beacon Press

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• I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way

  Judy Collins

  World, Way, Taught

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• I'm not afraid to speak out, and say things that I want to do, or do the things that I want to do, so um, I think in the end, being natural, and being, being actually genuine is what wins.

  Freddie Mercury

  Thinking, Winning, Want

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• And that's the type of thing I'm trying to speak out against the most, religion controlling what we see and what we do in our personal lives, even if you're not a part of that religion. Antichrist Superstar[the album] is a challenge really, to traditional morality and it's...to make people question that and make people think about different perspectives.

  Marilyn Manson

  Thinking, People, Perspective

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• You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something. To speak out against it.

  Macklemore

  Long, Watches, Goes On

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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