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You are further to declare that we hold sacred the rights of conscience, and may promise to the whole people, solemnly in… — Roger Sherman Copy Share Image
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I never aspired to the local political fiefdom thing that a lot of people ascribed me to. I saw myself as a… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Vice President Mondale devoted himself to championing the civil rights of all Americans and worked to ensure that everyone has opportunity to… — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
I think if you are a black person or an Hispanic person, you are not as fond of Rudolph Giuliani as you… — Lynn Samuels Copy Share Image
“The SNCC base of operation, at the corner of Jackson and High Streets, was in the heart of the black community in… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary. We… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
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What is the appeal of Trump, really? It's nostalgic: "Make America great again." Like European nationalists, he has a vision of a… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
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I was morose that the Era of Barack Obama has returned us to a period where everything is racist, everyone is walking… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
One of the things I know about my family, my generation, and my ethic background is that we put in work and… — Eric Thomas Copy Share Image
Detroit was an exaggeration of what was going on across the country. You could see the divisions, even within the Civil Rights… — David Maraniss Copy Share Image
The liberals of the eighteenth century, guided by the ideas of natural law and of the Enlightenment, demanded for everyone equality of… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is… — David Novak Copy Share Image
I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
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If you grew up white before the civil rights movement anywhere in the South, all grown-ups lied. They'd tell you stuff like,… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
You know what Americans are really sensitive to? Issues of fairness. I think this is a modern phenomenon, born of the civil… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
They don't worship at the altar of forced busing and mandatory quotas. They don't believe you can remedy past discrimination by mandating… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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In terms of legacy, I'm not sure that I see some great historic deposit there, as a result of her passing our… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
There’s nothing entertaining about watching goons hurl venomous slurs at congressmen like the civil rights hero John Lewis and the openly gay… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
Everyone cares for disabled people, right? What they don't care for are genuine civil rights for disabled people. MARY JOHNSON tells the… — William Greider Copy Share Image
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I was born at a very crucial time. I consider 1968 to be the Mason Dixon line between pre- and post-civil rights… — Questlove Copy Share Image
A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
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This [EURO] was never a hate group, the European American Unity and Rights Organization was an organization in its charter is dedicated… — David Duke Copy Share Image
“As in the matter of cures, treatments are usually argued against using patient's rights or civil rights as a defense. What makes… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
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