“Those of us who believe in the right of any human being to belong to whatever church he sees fit, and to worship God in his own way, cannot be accused of prejudice when we do not want to see public education connected with religious control of the sc”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation.”
Senator John Kerry
“What we definitely do not want is to have young people who cannot afford to study because of financial problems in their families.”
Joseph Muscat
“In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities.”
Mary Frances Berry
“The nation's government has just handed me the bill that grants us our civil rights. I am receiving it before you, certain that I am accepting this on behalf of all Argentinean women, and I can feel my hands tremble with joy as they grasp the laurel proclaiming victory.”
Evita Perón
