“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”
Hubert H. Humphrey
“A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.”
A. Philip Randolph
“Then we can say at least the civil rights community tried to alert you.”
Mary Frances Berry
“The international community has a critical role to play in preventing further deterioration of the human rights situation. They need to continue to pressure the government to respect human rights and to meet their obligations under international law - including by restoring basic freedoms such as the right to peacefully demonstrate.”
Irene Khan
“They have done what they set out to do ... to engage the wider community in their fight for civil rights.”
Renee Asher
“He's certainly been exposed to the civil rights community in unparalleled fashion, ... The name Martin Luther King still has some magic.”
Joseph Lowery
“we in the civil rights community need to hold the senators accountable, all the senators, for their vote on any nominee. And we need to ask them, ... what are you looking for in a judge and where do you draw the line and at what point will you step up and do the right thing?”
Stephanie Jones
