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The white American man makes the white American woman maybe not superfluous but just a little kind of decoration. Not really important to turning around… — Maya Angelou
If there be a human being who is freer than I, then I shall necessarily become his slave. If I am freer than any other,… — Mikhail Bakunin
The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of… — James A. Baldwin
Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of… — James A. Baldwin
What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that so many people… — James A. Baldwin
The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are… — Franz Boas
Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends...every man… — John Brown
I am yet too young to understand that God is any respecter of persons. I believe that to have interfered as I have done...in behalf… — John Brown
I could never divide myself from any man upon the difference of an opinion, or be angry with his judgment for not agreeing with me… — Thomas Browne
In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the… — Booker T. Washington
Scores do not reveal the most important facts about a wine. The written commentary (tasting notes) that accompanies the ratings is a better source of… — Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Anything that is as old as racism is in the blood line of the nation. It's not any superficial thing-that attitude is in the blood… — Nannie Helen Burroughs
My God, what do we want? What does any human being want? Take away an accident of pigmentation of a thin layer of our outer… — Shirley Chisholm
I learned three important things in college-to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep at any time given a horizontal surface… — Agnes de Mille
The great waste comes from [the child's] inability to utilize the experience he gets outside of school in any complete and free way within the… — John Dewey
There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty. — George Farquhar
Any attempt to disturb the deadly routine of instruction is looked upon as sabotage. And the notion that the aims and functions of education should… — Charles Ferguson
He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice. — Anatole France
The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities-is taking a far… — Betty Friedan
We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to women as freely as to men. If you ask… — Margaret Fuller
No one can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about earthquakes. — Lillian Hellman
Our highest ambition is to be included in the stream of American life, to be permitted to "play the game" as any other American; and… — Chester Himes
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of accidents of race or color.… — Robert Green Ingersoll
A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom. — Amiri Baraka
All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as… — Chief Joseph

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