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The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history, a larger… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
Everything African-Americans - every freedom they have obtained - came from Republicans, not Democrats. All the way back to the Emancipation Proclamation, to the… — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
Well, you have to remember that until 1948, when Hubert Humphrey and others forced the Democratic Party to adopt a new policy on civil rights, the Democratic Party was the party of the old solid South. All of the racists, all of the Cottonhead Smith types and so on were Democrats, allies of Franklin Roosevelt - because of their seniority… — William A. Rusher Copy Share
“Frederick Douglass called Republicans the ‘Party of freedom and progress,’ and the first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln, the author of the Emancipation Proclamation.… — Elbert Guillory Copy Share Image
Liberals say this over and over and over again to hide the actual history, which is why I go through the specifics on the… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The Republican Party supported the Equal Rights Amendment before the Democratic Party did. But what happened was that a lot of very right-wing Democrats,… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Even with a Democratic president behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a far larger percentage of Republicans than Democrats voted for it. Eminent Democratic luminaries voted against it, including Senators Ernest Hollings, Richard Russell, Sam Ervin, Albert Gore Sr., J. William Fulbright (Bill Clinton’s mentor) and of course, Robert Byrd. Overall, 82 percent of Senate Republicans supported the Civil… — Ann Coulter Copy Share
The Democrats pretended to care about black people for about five minutes to help their electoral process, and then civil rights suddenly became abortion… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
In 1948, northern liberals inserted a civil rights plank into the national Democratic platform, prompting a walkout of Southern delegations - which then coalesced… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
There's a dishonest tyranny in the liberal/progressive/socialist agenda that comes down and says 'we are here because we care about you; we want what's… — Allen West Copy Share Image
Liberals worry that what's best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about… — Allen West Copy Share Image
The great thing that I appreciate - the fact that my godfather, William 'Sticky' Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first… — Allen West Copy Share Image
We are in a new Civil War, and just like the last, it is a struggle for the sanctity of the Union - and… — Allen West Copy Share Image
I taught high school for one year in Deerfield Beach, Fla., and in the end, it was such an enjoyable experience breaking up fights… — Allen West Copy Share Image
The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity that we… — Allen West Copy Share Image
It is the liberal philosophy, not the conservative one, that views humans as selfish automatons. — Allen West Copy Share Image
Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given… — Allen West Copy Share Image
I think that Governor Romney needs to talk about the fact that what he tried to do in the state of Massachusetts was him… — Allen West Copy Share Image
For far too long we've allowed the other side to paint us as racist, as sexist, inhumane war mongers - well, today as a… — Allen West Copy Share Image
I am willing to work with anyone that wants to do what is best for this country. — Allen West Copy Share Image
Every one knows that the exercise of military power is forever dangerous to civil rights; and we have had recent instances of violences that… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their right to… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
American civil rights leader, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Lynching is a murder. For the past four hundred years our… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“Why do we apologize for advocating for ourselves? Why do we apologize for taking up space that we are entitled to? Why do we… — Elizabeth Tambascio Copy Share Image
We are a nation of innovators and problem-solvers who sparked revolutions in democratic government, civil rights, communications, flight, rural electrification and technology. We are… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
“Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism.” — Shannon L. Alder 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 grew up in the early '60s, and there was a lot of civil rights, a lot of unrest in our country. — Herm Edwards Copy Share Image
The great paradox of the civil rights revolution is that instead of enforcing and expanding equality before the law, the revolution created differential rights… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
The world - and America - has been defined by people who haven't necessarily abided by the laws and the rules. Civil disobedience is… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
