You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea. Medgar Evers More Quotes by Medgar Evers More Quotes From 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 hatesufferingpeople Freedom has never been free... 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 wifeheartchildren The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this is country is his home. He wants to do his part to help make his city, state, and nation a better place for better place for everyone, regardless of color and race. Medgar Evers racehomecountry 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 carfightingamerica Freedom has never been free. 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. There are lakes where a man can sink a hook and fight the bass. There is room here for my children to play and grow, and become good citizens-if the white man will let them. Medgar Evers fightingmenchildren The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi. Medgar Evers gift-from-godcitizensshould 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 citieshomeschool if you hurt someone then you are hurting other people, and you will feel guilty about what you did. Medgar Evers You discover that the education the Negro gets is designed to keep him subservient. The poor black man is exploited by whites and by educated Negroes, too. Medgar Evers youmanblackeducation As long as God gives me strength to work and try to make things real for my children, I'm going to work for it - even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. Medgar Evers mestrengthgodwork I'll be damned if I'm going to let the white man lick me. There's something out here that I've got to do for my kids, and I'm not going to stop until I've done it. Medgar Evers stopmemanwhite I may be going to Heaven or Hell, but I'll be going from Jackson. Medgar Evers goinghellmayheaven If we don't like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. Medgar Evers needgetlikechange Our only hope is to control the vote. Medgar Evers controlonlyvotehope I plan to live on campus in a dormitory and to do all the things any other student of the law school might do: use the library, eat in the dining hall, attend classes. Medgar Evers livelibrarylawschool Let me appeal to the consciences of many silent, responsible citizens of the white community who know that a victory for democracy in Jackson will be a victory for democracy everywhere. Medgar Evers mevictorydemocracycommunity 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 citybetterplacehome As paradoxical as life would have it, some of these same persons who were beaten are terrorized by the Nazis are assisting the die-hards of the Citizens' Councils in bringing about economic pressure on Negroes who pay their poll taxes and register in Humphry County. Medgar Evers someeconomicpressurelife The six of us gathered at my house, and we walked to the polls. I'll never forget it. Not a Negro was on the streets, and when we got to the courthouse, the clerk said he wanted to talk with us. When we got into his office, some 15 or 20 armed white men surged in behind us - men I had grown up with, had played with. Medgar Evers never-forgetwhiteforgetmen
