Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
Having personally watched the Voting Rights Act being signed into law that August day, I can't begin to imagine how we could… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
I like my life. I've had a good life. I think the reason is my parents taught me that life is a… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
Civil rights leaders are involved in helping poor people. That's what I've been doing all my life. — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
I think we've made tremendous progress on racism. We've even made progress on war. We've made almost no progress on poverty. — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
Any racial reconciliation we've had in this country has come not out of confrontation but out of a spirit of reconciliation. If we continue… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
I wouldn't listen to my parents, but I found out that I absorbed. I never heard what they said - told me - but… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival. — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
There's no problem on the planet that can't be solved without violence. That's the lesson of the civil rights movement. — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
More and more I find I'm really impressed with how much my son knows and how much he thinks like me. But he never… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise. — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
We've changed in the sense that we flipped - and this is no longer the Republican party of Lincoln. This is the party of… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
I call upon both Republicans and Democrats to work with us to have a national ID card that is free and accessible. President Lyndon… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
“Nothing is illegal if one hundred businessmen decide to do it. -Andrew Young, author, civil rights activist, US congressman, mayor, and UN ambassador (b. 1932)” — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
