QUOTES
-Civil
Rights-
None of us would trade freedom of expression for the narrowness
of the public censor. America is a free market for people who have something to
say, and need not fear to say it.
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Community-
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping
hand of a neighbor.
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Elders-
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that
government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are
in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life,
the sick, the needy and the handicapped.
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End Racism-
The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to
the very meaning of America.
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Freedom -
our land is now, more than ever before, the last best hope
on earth. I know that we can--I know that we shall--begin here the fuller and
richer realization of that hope--that promise of a land where all men are truly
free and equal, and each man uses his freedom and equality wisely and well
Yes,
a new day is here. Across America -- throughout the entire world -- the forces
of emancipation are at work. We hear freedom's rising chorus: “Let me live my
own life. Let me live in peace. Let me be free," say the people.
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Hunger -
Peace can sink roots only in a world free from poverty, hunger,
disease, ignorance and greed.
Food
and Fiber as a Force For Freedom
"Before
people will do anything, they have got to eat. And if you are really looking for
a way for people to lean on you and to be dependent on you, in terms of their
cooperation with you, it seems to me that food dependence would be terrific."
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Human Rights-
"The time has arrived in America for the Democratic
Party to get out of the shadows of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the
bright sunshine of human rights." 1948
And
it is to these rights -- the right of law and order, the right of life, the right
of liberty, the right of a job, the right of a home in a decent neighborhood,
and the right to an education -- it is to these rights that I pledge my life and
whatever capacity and ability I have.
there
can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise
on securing of human rights.
-Patriotism-
What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith
in their country by working to improve it.
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Peace-
The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral.
It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a mater-architect; in execution,
the labors of many.
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Other Quotes -
We
must make this moment of crisis a moment of creation. As it has been said: “In
the worst of times, a great people must do the best of things.” And let us do
it.
