The legacy of [Martin Luther] King is the very thing that must be expanded if America is to be free and democratic… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“What are the present governments of Europe, but a scene of iniquity and oppression? What is that of England? Do not its… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
My mom wanted to make sure I was prepared to grow up with Black skin in America. — Amanda Gorman Copy Share Image
'The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears' is very much about America - it just happens to have African and Ethiopian characters, and… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
It's not that white guys shouldn't be allowed to engage in discussions on race in America. But there's nothing more exhausting than… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
I can't see America any other way than with a European's eyes. It fascinates me and terrifies me at the same time. — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
Together, we'll build a far better future for America -- a future of growth, opportunity, and security, anchored by the values of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We're living under the Obama economy. Any CEO in America with a record like this after three years on the job would… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
There's a heartbeat in any country that carries on regardless - at least in Europe. That's what worries me about America, because… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
In America, we are living in a country where the deep economic problems have not been solved and arguably, in many cases,… — David Sirota Copy Share Image
I've been around Congress long enough to know there are issues we may never see eye-to-eye from the opposite aisle, but we… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America. — Pat Benatar Copy Share Image
There's this fascination in America that more is better: we want that procedure. And more is not necessarily better when it comes… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease. .… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman with a… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
When I worked picking cotton as a boy with my grandparents, when blacks were moral and hard-working, we loved the country, too.… — Jesse Lee Peterson Copy Share Image
All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence… — Ezra Stiles Copy Share Image
Whitney proved to be a competent manufacturer, but wasn't an original inventor to any important degree. Thomas Blanchard was a true genius:… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share Image
America was founded on Christians not trusting each other, and they sometimes seemed more willing to reach out to the godless than… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
Balancing our energy portfolio is a real chance to reduce energy bills, revitalize rural America, slow global warming and strengthen our energy… — Tom Udall Copy Share Image