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
In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's… — Bob Edwards 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
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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
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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
“[Martin Luther King] said that little black boys and little black girls would be able to join hands with little white boys… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Well, there’s 10 — there’s 10 different — there’s 10 different titles, you know, to the Civil Rights Act, and nine out… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The children of Birmingham did not really die in the State of Alabama, however, because Alabama is a state of mind, and… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
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We are working with the office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in addressing the challenges with the social media companies to… — Alejandro Mayorkas Copy Share Image
Persistence. Change doesn't happen overnight. You have to stay with it. Rosa Parks helped start the Civil Rights movement in earnest in… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
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Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Each state, so that it does not abridge the great fundamental rights belonging, under the Constitution, to all citizens, may grant or… — Lyman Trumbull Copy Share Image
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Preferential affirmative action patronizes American blacks, women, and others by presuming that they cannot succeed on their own. Preferential affirmative action does… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
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![“[Martin Luther King] said that little black boys and little black girls would be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girls as sisters and brothers. Then he reminded both those spectators before him and all Americans that this hope of his, this faith, was rooted in the…” quote by Keith Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/keith-ellison-4072_america_martin-luther-king-said-that-little-blac_376345.jpg)
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