Quote by: Bayard Rustin

I am a Quaker. And as everyone knows, Quakers, for 300 years, have, on conscientious ground, been against participating in war. I was sentenced to three years in federal prison because I could not religiously and conscientiously accept killing my fellow man.


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Author Bio


  • NameBayard Rustin
  • DescriptionAmerican civil rights activist and gay rights activist
  • BornMarch 17, 1912
  • DiedAugust 24, 1987
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • AwardsPresidential Medal Of Freedom