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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.


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Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.



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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.



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The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.



Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.

Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.



The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.

The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.



Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.

Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.



The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.

The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.



History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.

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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.





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