„We, the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long, are tired of going through the long night of captivity. And now we are reaching out for the daybreak of freedom and justice and equality.“

— Jr.

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„Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free.“
— Jr.
„It was in service of this long walk towards freedom and justice and equal opportunity that Nelson Mandela devoted his life.“
— Barack Obama
„It is that spirit, that innate longing for justice and equality, for freedom and solidarity -- that’s the spirit that can light the way forward. It's in you.“
— Barack Obama
„We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.“
— Malcolm X
„We’ve been in the mountain of war. We’ve been in the mountain of violence. We’ve been in the mountain of hatred long enough. It is necessary to move on now, but only by moving out of this mountain can we move to the promised land of justice and brotherhood and the Kingdom of God. It all boils down to the fact that we must never allow ourselves to become satisfied with unattained goals. We must always maintain a kind of divine discontent.“
— Jr.
„We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.“
— Jr.