Civil Rights Quotes
641 Civil Rights quotes by 386 unique authors
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Let me go over this again on the reclaiming the civil rights movement. People of faith that believe that you have an equal right to…
— Glenn Beck
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During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.
— Joe Biden
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A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights…
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
— Bono
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The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from…
— William J. Brennan
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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
— Edmund Burke
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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 percentage…
— Herman Cain
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Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights…
— David Cameron
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One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson…
— Jack Canfield
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I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.
— Stokely Carmichael
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There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
— Stokely Carmichael
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So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not…
— Stokely Carmichael
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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary…
— Michael N. Castle
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The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes time…
— Shirley Chisholm
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If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
— Noam Chomsky
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I've gone beyond civil rights and human rights to creation rights.
— Eldridge Cleaver
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In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the…
— George Clooney
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You reached your level, you don't want any more. We asked ten years ago, we were askin' with the Panthers, we were askin' in the…
— Tupac Shakur
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I spent my entire career trying to protect the Constitution, the civil rights and the civil liberties of American citizens and people who are here…
— Barbara Jordan
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There are a million Negroes in Mississippi. I think they'll take care of me.
— James Meredith
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The day for the Negro man being a coward is over.
— James Meredith
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The Negro wants to be everything but himself... He wants to integrate with the white man, but he cannot integrate with himself or with his…
— Elijah Muhammad
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Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and…
— Alan Barth
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Through electing officials that will protect the Constitution and commit themselves to the rights of the people and the health of the nation, we will…
— Harry Belafonte
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