Quotes about Advocacy

When the Negro was completely an underdog, he needed white spokesmen. Liberals played their parts in this period exceedingly well.... But now that the Negro has rejected his role as an underdog, he has become more assertive in his search for identity and group solidarity; he wants to speak for himself.

The poor in our countries have been shut out of our minds and driven from the mainstream of our societies, because we have allowed them to become invisible.

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

Acting, in his view, was the greater and more important legal skill.

We want people who have hearts that break for our world and the people in it and do something about it.

The Christian role, as part of naming the name of the crucified and risen Jesus on territory presently occupied by idols, is to speak the truth to power and especially to speak up for those with no power at all.

We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.

Christian advocacy always goes wrong when we become the focus of our efforts, rather than the Lord. For when we are the focus, we subtly come to believe that God is no more certain than our defense of him. Argue and defend God well, and the world of faith appears unshakable. Defend him badly, and doubts creep in or crash down on top of us.