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I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody's civil rights and… — Alan Autry Copy Share Image
In 1962, the smallest things were upsetting to authority. It wasn't the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the Anti-war Movement. It was… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
Since the ousting and capture of Saddam Hussein by U.S. forces, civil rights and personal freedoms have been restored in Iraq, as… — Jim Gerlach Copy Share Image
I'd like to continue being involved with issues that animated my time as attorney general - criminal-justice reform and civil rights especially.… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
“Something is terribly wrong in our society today when that blood washed banner of the Civil Rights movement which men and women… — Lawrence Sankar Copy Share Image
Victimize gun owners, then blame the victims. That's the Chicago Way, and it will never change as long as city bosses are… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
I'm praying for 'Ice Age' 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
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When I was 15 years old in the tenth grade, I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
...Sean Penn claimed to be 'serv[ing] the country' by giving aid and comfort to an enemy about to be attacked by the… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
“[H]ate-crime legislation was enacted to give special protections to select constituencies, and, as practiced, it makes certain people more valuable than others… — Tammy Bruce Copy Share Image
Black community, I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
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If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
The oppressed should rebel, and they will continue to rebel and raise disturbance until their civil rights are fully restored to them… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Hundreds of thousands of… — Yvette Clarke Copy Share Image
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The Democratic Party is always going to be the party of civil rights and fairness - everybody gets an equal, fair shot… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Silver rights aren't as dramatic and captivating as civil rights. The movement isn't good TV and it's boring or inaccessible to many… — John Hope Bryant Copy Share Image
I gained a great appreciation for what I would call the collective achievement of the country. I began thinking of America as… — Charles Kuralt Copy Share Image
There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African-American who has… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Abolition didn't just happen - people made it happen. Women's suffrage didn't just happen - people made it happen. Civil Rights legislation… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
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The crowning insult [of abortion] is that this ordeal is represented to her as some kind of a privilege.Her sad and onerous… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
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Opening a complaint for investigation in no way implies that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made a determination about the… — Betsy DeVos Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll was uniting black kids and white kids, and rock 'n' roll is not being given credit... for being just… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
The most ironic outcome of the black Civil Rights movement has been the creation of a new black middle class which is… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
You probably know the name of Rosa Parks. You probably know that her refusal to move to the colored section in the… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
I've heard people in the Middle East tell me that the most inspiring thing for them as people struggling against dictatorship in… — Peter Beinart Copy Share Image
When you're fighting for civil rights, it's sometimes two steps forward and one step back. Civil rights are an evolution; and you… — Gloria Allred Copy Share Image
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