America Quote by Caroline Kennedy

For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our founding fathers. They set forth principles that have…

— Sonia Sotomayor

My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world…

— John F. Kerry

I've had a chance to meet some of my civil rights heroes and, more recently, members of the young generation around [Barack] Obama, people…

— Van Jones

I became a part of the Civil Rights movement early on and that has really shaped a great deal of my thinking.

— Amber Hollibaugh

The heroes of my childhood were Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy... but I was inspired by the ideals of our 40th…

— Mike Pence

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil…

— David Cameron

I admire people who have fought for change: Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln. I'm dead serious when I say that -…

— Ryan Garcia

My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a morally and…

— Martin Luther King III

The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love…

— Bell Hooks

My dad's a hero in a lot of ways. He was a 1960s and 1970s hippie and a member of the protest crowd.

— Jake Tapper

I continue to take inspiration from John Locke, John Stuart Mill and those more recent freedom fighters of the 1960s who challenged conformism and…

— Claire Fox

My father was a very powerful influence, well, always, through our life. He taught us very much that... we were very lucky and that…

— Jean Kennedy Smith