Rights Movement Quotes

125 quotes by 106 authors

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
During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement. — Joe Biden
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
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
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. — Stokely Carmichael
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
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
As Dr. King said, an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. It is that creed of the civil rights movement that still motivates… — Steven Horsford
I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe… — Coretta Scott King
The civil rights movement was devoid of grace; it was using some unfortunate people as means to a communistic end. — Samuel Bowers
In less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement! The solidarity movement!… — Holly Near
Im a child of the Civil Rights Movement. — Danny Glover
I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact… — Russell Simmons
Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My… — James L. Farmer, Jr.
There could be a powerful international women's rights movement if only philanthropists would donate as much to real women as to paintings and sculptures of… — Nicholas D. Kristof
The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and that… — John Hume
The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents… — Jonathan Lethem
To be 'for animals' is not to be 'against humanity.' To require others to treat animals justly, as their rights require, is not to ask… — Tom Regan
The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became… — Maggie Gallagher
For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and lesbians stood up… — Coretta Scott King

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