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1963, because of the sense of moral authority that the civil rights movement had, we were able to get people to respond, because of…

— John Lewis

Many Americans who supported the initial thrust of civil rights, as represented by the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights…

— Thomas Sowell

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.

— Ronald Reagan

Contrary to the claims of the supporters of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the sponsors of H.Res. 676, the Civil Rights Act…

— Ron Paul

History teaches us hope.

— Robert E. Lee

In the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history.

— Afeni Shakur

It is history that teaches us to hope.

— Robert E. Lee

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect…

— Aberjhani

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless.

— Henry Rollins

It was not until the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s that Congress got serious about the assignment laid out in the…

— Adam Cohen

When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was…

— Jonathan Kozol

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964.

— Clarence Thomas