Voting Rights Quotes

21 quotes by 19 authors

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
We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in… — Marc Morial
It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to… — Sidney Blumenthal
Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights… — Marty Meehan
Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights now do… — Lani Guinier
If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights (also for the Palestinians in… — Ehud Olmert
No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. — Anthony Kennedy
How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, become a party that… — Rand Paul
Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides. We have come… — Elijah Cummings
It's time for Congress to act, restore the Voting Rights Act, and take action to prevent voter disenfranchisem ent. As your next Congresswoman, I will… — Alma Adams
President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event he confidently felt… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act… — Dick Gephardt
I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for… — Rand Paul
What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights. — Rand Paul
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as… — Charles Rangel
From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act. — Kathleen Sebelius
Having personally watched the Voting Rights Act being signed into law that August day, I can't begin to imagine how we could have all been… — Andrew Young
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of… — Aberjhani
It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was… — Henry Rollins
When it comes to voting rights, Democrats push voter protection while Republicans shout voter fraud in a crowded polling place. Democrats think anyone who can… — Christine Pelosi

Who Wrote These Voting Rights Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 21 Voting Rights Quotes as follows: