Any violation of civil rights will be aggressively pursued and prosecuted by my administration. No one will be above the law. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
As president, I won't just continue to defend women's civil rights from political attacks - I'll make guaranteeing those rights a priority. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
[A.J. Muste] was very influenced - in - influential in the peace movement, in the civil rights movement. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in… — Bruce Hornsby Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero. — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
The fight for civil rights did not end when Donald Trump was elected president. We've got work to do. — Christopher Jackson Copy Share Image
I became a part of the Civil Rights movement early on and that has really shaped a great deal of my thinking. — Amber Hollibaugh Copy Share Image
Jail threats did not dissuade Martin Luther King - and intergenerational justice is a moral issue of comparable magnitude to civil rights. — James Hansen Copy Share Image
“We have talked long enough ... about civil rights,' Lyndon Johnson had said. 'It is time ... to write it in the… — Robert A. Caro Copy Share Image
When the women's liberation movement began, when people began protesting against the Vietnam War, civil rights movement, at the beginning of those… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Evan Wolfson is a dear friend of mine. Almost more than any other, Evan is responsible for bringing the issue of marriage… — David Mixner Copy Share Image
In 2017, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff who was ordered by a federal court to stop racially profiling and was… — Rashida Tlaib Copy Share Image
I think young people don't really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
I had very little exposure to business growing up. I also was very focused on the Civil Rights Movement. And I saw… — Kenneth Chenault Copy Share Image
My father wanted me to be a dentist like him, or any doctor, really. There was this attitude of, 'The civil rights… — Amy Sherald Copy Share Image
You know, you don't see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don't believe that teachers and headteachers should. It's within their… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“There are always those who aspire to deprive minorities of their equality and civil rights. They NEVER sleep – they wait for… — Christina Engela Copy Share Image
Nothing has been more detrimental to me than to be considered a symbol, because I never stood for any of that... The… — James Meredith Copy Share Image
“The Righteous Revolution of the Civil Rights Movement has unfortunately been high-jacked, by a small minority. And it has now become a… — Lawrence Sankar Copy Share Image
If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we… — Deborah Rhode Copy Share Image
Once again, we are thrilled to be hosting this amazing gathering for LGBT families from across the country. Our families are an… — Jennifer Chrisler Copy Share Image
The threats are coming to this country, which will, of course, increase the massive industry known as the anti-terrorism industry, and crush… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. ...under the republican forms… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“New Rule: Death isn’t always sad. This week, the Reverend Jerry Falwell died, and millions of Americans asked, “Why? Why, God? Why…didn’t… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
It is pleasing to reflect that results so beneficial, not only to the States immediately concerned, but to the harmony of the… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
“Some former Bush officials, however, believed that the Justice Department's failure to pursue the New Black Panther Party case resulted from top… — David E. Bernstein Copy Share Image
“I am an American, proud to be an American, proud to be a black American. I’m not African-American. I’ve never been to… — Ken Hutcherson Copy Share Image
“In Hollywood films and television documentaries, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Traditional public schools are bad; their supporters are apologists for… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
My issue is race. I feel black people nowadays have to conform to this one ideal. We all have to be the… — Kamanda Ndama Copy Share Image
“A new civil rights movement cannot be organized around the relics of the earlier system of control if it is to address… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam. — Al Franken Copy Share Image
You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society. — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
To have a show have lawyers fighting civil rights cases week in and week out, I think it's exactly what we need. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I was born after the Civil Rights Movement. I never saw Martin Luther King alive. — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
For me, jazz will always be the soundtrack of the civil rights movement. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Stop and frisk - whether done while walking down the street or while driving a car - is a civil rights violation. — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
I, like many members of my generation, was concerned with segregation and the repeated violation of civil rights. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
…we ain't doing civil rights here. We just telling stories like they really happen. — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
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