Civil rights was not an impossible dream. Thousands of brave African Americans stepped forward to make it happen. — Martin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Justice is indivisible. You can't decide who gets civil rights and who doesn't. — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
The rights of women are to the 21st century what civil rights were to the 20th. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights movement should thank God for Bull Connor. He's helped it as much as Abraham Lincoln. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“To be accepted by the public, transformative legislation—Social Security, the Civil Rights Act, Medicare—needed at least some level of bipartisan congressional support.” — Jack Cashill Copy Share Image
The advent of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s made it very plain crystal clear to me that we… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Rejecting the fundamental provision of the Civil Rights Act is a rejection of the foundational promise of America that all men and… — John Yarmuth Copy Share Image
Like most Americans of my age, I was very impressed by the dynamic capacities of the law, demonstrated by the Civil Rights… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Just as the white man and every other person on this earth has God-given rights, natural rights, civil rights, any kind of… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
If youre going to provide civil rights and equality for everybody, you cannot draw a line, you cannot build a wall. We… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The demands of the Civil Rights era weren't limited to voting rights - they strove for an end to segregation in all… — Alicia Garza Copy Share Image
“The third Great Awakening is variously said to have started between the 1860s and 1890; it continued into the early 1900s and… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
We start 'The Butler' in June and that's incredibly exciting for me because I get to work with the amazing Forest Whitaker… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most sweeping civil rights legislation of its day, and included women's rights as part… — Adam Selzer Copy Share Image
I also think we need unconventional political action, and I increasingly think that there is a need for people of faith to… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
Not one of the investigations for civil rights violations that Eric Holder brought on behalf of the Department of Justice, resulted in… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
Voting in our country has never been easy, and unfortunately, it has never been guaranteed for everyone. But through the work of… — Jason Kander Copy Share Image
The foundational principles of modern liberalism - civil rights and greater economic equality - took further strides during Johnson's presidency than any… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
In 1694 a law was passed "that every settler who deserted a town for fear of the Indians should forfeit all his… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
We've seen the worst that human beings are capable of. We've seen what happens when leaders abandon common decency in favor of… — Max Joseph Copy Share Image
The first duty of government is to protect the citizen from assault. Unless it does this, all the civil rights and civil… — Richard Viguerie Copy Share Image
Dr. King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered at 'The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,' a call to… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
The world - and America - has been defined by people who haven't necessarily abided by the laws and the rules. Civil… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
I would much rather engage people in a conversation about deregulation and reversals of women's rights and civil rights and LGBT rights… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
When the civil rights are denying by the authorities, in a country.The people will be under the slavery , from the slavery… — Sumesh Nair Copy Share Image
But there are a couple of places where it is clear to me that there should be no ambiguity of corporate responsibility… — Leo Hindery Copy Share Image
I think that the most effective social protest that any artist can do would be things that come naturally and feel obvious.… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Home to some of our nation's civil rights leaders, Harvard Law is not a bigoted hub of racism but a place where… — Kayleigh McEnany Copy Share Image
Mr. Sessions' conduct as a U.S. Attorney, from his politically-motivated voting fraud prosecutions to his indifference toward criminal violations of civil rights… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
“We have an abundance of rape and violence against women in this country and on this Earth, though it’s almost never treated… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
A slew of federal civil rights legislation protecting the newly freed slaves was passed during the relatively brief but extraordinary period of… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I must personally say that I do question the sincerity and nonviolent intentions of some civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin… — Jerry Falwell Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of research about the Civil Rights movement, and I'm fascinated with how difficult it would have been for… — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just… — Bernice Johnson Reagon Copy Share Image
You know you don't see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don't believe that teachers and head teachers should. It's within… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
JACL has always been at the very forefront of making sure citizens' civil rights remain intact. They fight wholeheartedly against discrimination, prejudice… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we… — James L. Farmer, Jr Copy Share Image
At the same time the folk boom was happening, the civil rights movement was happening, the anti-war movement was happening, the ban… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
