James Farmer Jr Quotes & Sayings

Evil societies always kill their consciences. — James L. Farmer Jr.

We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs. — James L. Farmer Jr.

Yes, and our sister's sons are candid now about a creepy business which used to worry them a lot: They cannot find their mother or their father in their memories anywhere - not anywhere.
The goat farmer, whose name is James Carmalt Adams, Jr., said this about it to me, tapping his forehead with his fingertips: "It isn't the museum, it should be."
The museums in children's minds, I think, automatically empty themselves in times of utmost horror - to protect the children from eternal grief. — Kurt Vonnegut

Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility. — James L. Farmer Jr.

I must personally say that I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. James Farmer, and others, who are known to have left-wing associations. — Jerry Falwell

Ugliness has its own splendor when it houses a soul of beauty. — James L. Farmer Jr.

It's hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you. — James L. Farmer Jr.

If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we will have the equality of extinction. — James L. Farmer Jr.

Over the years, there has been an intermingling of film and aircraft. This relationship has generated all kinds of movies, including those filmed in San Diego. — James L. Farmer Jr.

Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear. — James L. Farmer Jr.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people. — James L. Farmer Jr.

Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn't shake but inside I was shaking. — James L. Farmer Jr.