“ There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished leaders to the nation in peace and war for generations; even a democrat like myself must admit this. But there is absolutely nothing to be said for government by a plutocracy, for government by men very powerful in certain lines and gifted with the "money touch," but with ideals which in their essence are merely those of so many glorified pawnbrokers. ”
- Theodore Roosevelt- Copy
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“ My beliefs are now one hundred percent against racism and segregation in any form and I also believe that we don't judge a person by the color of his skin but rather by his deeds. ”
- Malcolm X- Copy
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“ Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality. ”
- Martin Luther King Jr.- Copy
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“ Racists always try to make you think they are the majority, but they never are. ”
- Toni Morrison- Copy
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“ It is with great satisfaction that I learned of the adoption by consensus of the Durban Declaration against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and the intolerance associated with it. ”
- Lionel Jospin- Copy
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“ I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberators — they fought slavery, fought for women to have the right to vote, fought against Hitler, Stalin, fought to end segregation, fought to end apartheid… ”
- Barbara Streisand- Copy
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“ And when I went to Yale, the only segregation was in housing. I was in the W's, so the only black in my squadron was me; the rest were whites. I also want to mention that I was one of the 101 that they arrested in 1945 - when we refused to sign a statement that we would not go into a white officers' club, the tennis courts, and swimming pool. ”
- James Williams- Copy
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“ Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality to all of God's children. ”
- Martin Luther King Jr.- Copy
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