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“Thus, the proclaimed goal of affirmative action advocates is to "level the playing field." It is defined this way to highlight the left's claim…

— David Horowitz

We come humbly to say to the men in the forefront of our government that the civil rights issue is not an Ephemeral, evanescent…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes…

— Lyman Trumbull

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

— Bobby Scott

Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was to stop…

— Rand Paul

Many Americans who supported the initial thrust of civil rights, as represented by the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights…

— Thomas Sowell

You could not be in the civil rights movement without having an appreciation for everybody's rights. That these rights are not divisible - not…

— Julian Bond

The civil rights movement is understanding your freedom under the Constitution of these United States and if anyone tries to take those freedoms from…

— Ken Hutcherson

“You cannot stand for civil rights + not support gay marriage. You cannot stand for human rights + not support gay marriage. It's that…

— Bernard Schaffer

Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human…

— Dick Gregory

The foundations of modern civil-rights law are exceptionally secure. Conservative judges nibble around the edges sometimes, and people still debate the constitutionality of affirmative-action…

— Benjamin Wittes

“Our goals can only be achieved with a society that respects and equally protects the rights of every human being, old and young, rich…

— Ron Paul