Quote#Nature
The first time you stand up for right and it is refused you, shall…
Quote byZitkala-Sa · 1876–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech (1919).
English (original)
The first time you stand up for right and it is refused you, shall you quit? Then you do not believe in it. We must continue speaking and claiming our human rights to live on this earth that God has made, so that we may think our thoughts and speak them — that we may have our part in the American life and be as any other human beings are.
— Zitkala-Sa
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