No officer should be required or permitted to take part in the management of political organizations, caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns. Their… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
My grandmother's grandparents were slaves. My grandmother Big Mama would tell me about the stories she heard as a child growing up… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
Victor Hugo said you can stop an invasion of armies, but you can never stop an invasion of ideas. There's nothing more… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
More than 2 million people found themselves behind bars at the turn of the twenty-first century, and millions more were relegated to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Between the disillusionment that people feel about politics-as-usual, assaults on the right to vote, and the constant feelings of pressure that Americans… — Annie Leonard Copy Share Image
Legislators could easily be out-voted if people voted in midterm elections. The fact that we don't talk about all this stuff [… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
As an American, we have a right to vote and to our freedom of speech, and to voice our political views, and… — Katie Walsh Copy Share Image
No matter what your political persuasion, you can find a guide that makes it quick, easy and painless to exercise your right… — Steven Weber Copy Share Image
The original feminists wanted two things. They wanted the right to vote, from which we could work to get more equality. And… — Carolyn Maloney Copy Share Image
Although I entertain great respect and regard for the female sex I consider the qualifications of the ladies to be already sufficiently… — James Francis Copy Share Image
Nothing is more disgusting than the crowing about liberty by slaves, as most men are, and the flippant mistaking for freedom of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Girl Scouts is such an iconic organization that it's easy to overlook how daring an idea it was for founder Juliette Gordon… — Anna Maria Chavez Copy Share Image
Millions of people are unable to vote due to felony convictions with the highest rates among black men. People in prison are… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
We had early on women having the right to vote, then women in the workforce during WWII, just going back in history,… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
Men and women in my lifetime have died fighting for the right to vote: people like James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
There is no Constitutional issue here. The command of the Constitution is plain. There is no moral issue. It is wrong -… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
If the right wing has their way and state's rights control voting rights, they would remove protections that make it difficult for… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
I want self-determination. If that means having a constitutional monarchy as the first step, fine. But, in the end, people in Bahrain… — Zainab al-Khawaja Copy Share Image
Today there are people trying to take away rights that our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers fought for: our right to vote, our… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
To become an American citizen, we require people to read, write and speak in English. That is to help them to assimilate… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
“Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image