Medgar Evers Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 12 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Medgar Evers.
Famous Quotes By Medgar Evers
When you hate, the only person that suffers is you because most of the people you hate don't know it and the rest don't care. — Medgar Evers
I'm looking to be shot any time I step out of my car ... If I die, it will be in a good cause. I've been fighting for America just as much as the soldiers in Vietnam. — Medgar Evers
When a black Jacksonian looks about his home community, he sees a city of over 150,000, of which 40% is Negro, in which there is not a single Negro policeman or policewoman, school crossing guard, or fireman. — Medgar Evers
You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea. — Medgar Evers
I love my children and I love my wife with all my heart. And I would die, die gladly, if that would make a better life for them. — Medgar Evers
The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi. — Medgar Evers
Freedom has never been free. — Medgar Evers
Our only hope is to control the ... — Medgar Evers
If we don't like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. — Medgar Evers
It may sound funny, but I love the South. I don't choose to live anywhere else. There's land here, where a man can raise cattle, and I'm going to do it some day. — Medgar Evers
The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this country is his home. He wants to do his part to help make his city, state, and nation a better place for everyone, regardless of color and race. — Medgar Evers