Truth, Justice and Humanity

“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
--Malcolm X

Want Security?

“If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They will have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government.”
--Dwight D. Eisenhower

Free or Equal

“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Being Human

“There is a big difference between being human and human being. Few understand this.”
--Unknown

Miserable Human

“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.”
--William James

Face Challenges

“It's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. We're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.”
--Neil Armstrong

Human Contribution

“I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.”
--Margaret Mead

The Best Educated

“The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.”
--Helen Keller

Kindness Happens

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”
--Lucius Annaeus Seneca