Quotes about Civil rights

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If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door. — Harvey Milk
Never judge someone's character based on the words of another. Instead, study the motives behind the words of the person — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Always seek justice, but love only mercy. To love justice and hate mercy is but a doorway to more injustice. — Criss Jami, Healology
To cheapen the lives of any group of men, cheapens the lives of all men, even our own. This is a law of human psychology — William Pickens
The self-congratulatory popular account insists that Dr. King called on the nation to fully accept its own creed, and th — Timothy B. Tyson, Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
We are going to win our freedom because both the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of the Almighty God — Martin Luther King Jr.
Before God and high heaven, is there a law for one man which is not a law for every other man? — Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States
Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religi — Thomas Jefferson
I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes — Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery
When people are forced to respect civil rights and human rights or face legal consequences, they don't like it. Civil ri — Arun Gandhi, Legacy of Love: My Education in the Path of Nonviolence
When people have a controversial opinion about an event or a prominent figure, it can significantly increase conflicts o — Saaif Alam
People with disabilities should not be considered as unadvataged because they can have high self esteem as others to ful — Saaif Alam
Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.'Again Mama laughed, — Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Unfair prejudice can result people being living with fear and unfair treatment if it is based on physical appearance. Th — Saaif Alam
If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take a — Jon Stewart
Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry... — Thomas Jefferson, The Statute Of Virginia For Religious Freedom
Global betterment is a mental process, not one that requires huge sums of money or a high level of authority. Change has — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own gam — Audre Lorde
Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That's no way to live. — DaShanne Stokes
Our freedoms are vanishing. If you do not get active to take a stand now against all that is wrong while we still can, t — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem