1.
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
When you despise, the only one to suffer is yourself because most of those you detest are unaware and the remainder indifferent.
2.
You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.
Medgar Evers
You can snuff out a life, but you cannot extinguish an ideology.
3.
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
I would give my life willingly to secure a better future for my beloved family.
4.
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
5.
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
I'm willing to risk my life each time I disembark from my automobile... If I pass away, it shall be for a noble reason. I have been struggling for the United States with as much dedication as the warriors in Vietnam.
6.
Freedom has never been free.
Medgar Evers
7.
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
8.
The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi.
Medgar Evers
9.
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
