When I started working in human rights, Eastern Europe was communist, South Africa was under apartheid and South Korea had military rule. All the changes have come about not because of the militaries or government but because small groups of… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
The fact is, human rights victories are rarely won by powerful governments or well-armed militaries. More often than not, these battles are led by individuals and small groups of people determined to overcome wrong. Think King, Gandhi, Mandela. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I have 10 brothers and sisters. My mother raised us because my father died when I was 8. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
While the One Child Policy has been effective in drastically reducing Chinese birth rates, the measures adopted in its name have required exhaustive, violent,… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I went to the Convent of the Sacred Heart for four years. It was interesting to me because, in a family where men were… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think that on the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders talks about income inequality and poverty alleviation, and those issues are so important. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
Dr. King gave his life to peace and justice and reconciliation between people, black and white, rich and poor, and he was a great… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I have to tell you, virtually every country I've gone to, the Catholic church is on the cutting edge of social change. Really extraordinary. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
There are no wealthy people on Rikers Island because if you are wealthy, you go free because you make bail. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I grew up outside of Washington D.C., a town in which the largest industry is government and in which almost everyone I knew was… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
We need autocracies and failing democracies alike to understand that they cannot scapegoat LGBT citizens to distract from their own shortcomings. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
