By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others. — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
“We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and when… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
I am in the valley of prayer on the issue of gay marriage, and I will err on the side of inclusiveness and not… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
I'm neither Democrat nor Republican. I'm Methodist. I have grievances with both parties. — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
GM is pursuing gasoline-savings solutions on many fronts on the way to our ultimate vision of hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation. E85 ethanol burns cleaner… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
It's interesting to me that killing damages the image of God when it's done by a person, but it doesn't damage it when it's… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
We know there are no weapons of mass destruction. But there are weapons of misdirection. Millions without health insurance, poverty abounds. For war, billions… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
We've got nearly 50 million people in America with no health insurance. That's a weapon of mass destruction. — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
'I'd like a hamburger and a coke, please.' 'Sir, we don't serve negroes here.' 'Ma'am, I don't eat negroes. I'd like a hamburger and… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
I don't absolve the Democrats of their lack of commitment to deal with poverty. But nowadays we're witnessing the widening of the gap. There's… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
If you don't know where you come from, then you want know when you'er being taken back. — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks was an unlikely person, but she became an instrument of the people's will in that community who were tired. They said she… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
