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Our mandate is to be a nation of laws. And the Supreme Court is the place where we look to safeguard our civil rights and our individual liberties Picture Quote #1

On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the history of the U.S. Senate, enshrined into law the basic principle upon which our country was founded - that all people are created equal Picture Quote #1

In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights Picture Quote #1

How do we preserve our civil rights, our traditions as a liberal democracy, in a time when government power is expanding and is more and more difficult to check? Picture Quote #1

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights Picture Quote #1

Dr. King’s famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech was delivered at ‘The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,’ a call to justice beyond the traditional civil rights movement’s focus Picture Quote #1

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In a lot of ways, civil rights division is the conscience of the Justice Department. You can almost measure what kind of Justice Department you have by what kind of civil rights division that you have Picture Quote #1

I have loved the Department of Justice ever since, as a young boy, I watched Robert Kennedy prove during the Civil Rights Movement how the department can - and must - always be a force for that which is right Picture Quote #1

I wrote a great deal about the Civil Rights Movement when I was writing for ‘The Nation’ in the 60s, and also for Esquire magazine. Reading the biography of Coffin, it just reminded me that in those days, when you saw the term ‘Christian,’ it usually meant people for civil rights and for justice Picture Quote #1

Justice needs money; it always has . . . whether for abolition of slavery and early women’s rights movements or the civil rights and environmental drives of our generation Picture Quote #1

We have got to protect privacy rights. We have got to protect our God-given, constitutionally protected civil liberties, and we are not doing that in the federal government. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as the TSA, is a great culprit in being a Gestapo-type organization Picture Quote #1

Technology provides us means outside of governments to begin enforcing our rights, enforcing protection of civil liberties, regardless of law, through the implementation of systems and standards Picture Quote #1

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If you look at attitudes today and where they are headed, it’s clear to me that supporting equal rights, including the rights to civil marriage, is a net positive for winning elections, as well as the right thing to do Picture Quote #1

Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage is hardly as consequential as Johnson’s legislative success on civil rights Picture Quote #1

I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody’s civil rights and denies anybody their civil rights Picture Quote #1

Growing up, my birthday was always Confederate Memorial Day. It helped to create this profound sense of awareness about the Civil War and the 100 years between the Civil War and the civil rights movement and my parents’ then-illegal and interracial marriage Picture Quote #1

If the rights of civil partners are met differently in law to those of married couples, there is no discrimination in law, and if civil partnerships are seen as somehow ‘second class’ that is a social attitude which will change and cannot, in any case, be turned around by redefining the law of marriage Picture Quote #1

It’s so simple: Right to marriage is a civil right, which like all civil rights should not depend on what state you happen to live in Picture Quote #1

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It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships Picture Quote #1

[A.J. Muste] was very influenced - in - influential in the peace movement, in the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless Picture Quote #1

I think every high school student who was alert during the early 60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the violence surrounding the Civil Rights Movement Picture Quote #1

One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate Picture Quote #1

I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement Picture Quote #1

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You grow up with a heightened sense of the Civil Rights Movement, but I think it wasn’t until I became of age that I really had a great appreciation for the struggle that took place Picture Quote #1

I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery Picture Quote #1

We have a tendency to sugar coat the Civil Rights movement by showing arm in arm and everyone singing ‘Kumbaya’. We don’t really always show the resistance from the government, the resistance from the status quo, from the majority to silence the movement Picture Quote #1

You know you don’t see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don’t believe that teachers and head teachers should. It’s within their rights, it’s a civil right, but I think it is wrong in terms of the reputation of the profession Picture Quote #1

[Democrats] are not handling the John Lewis flap the right way, clearly. John Lewis is a hero and a civil rights hero Picture Quote #1

Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century Picture Quote #1

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Our mandate is to be a nation of laws. And the Supreme Court is the place where we look to safeguard our civil rights and our individual liberties. (Rights Quotes) On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the history of the U.S. Senate, enshrined into law the basic principle upon which our country was founded - that all people are created equal. (Rights Quotes) In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights (Rights Quotes) How do we preserve our civil rights, our traditions as a liberal democracy, in a time when government power is expanding and is more and more difficult to check? (Rights Quotes) For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights. (Rights Quotes) Dr. King’s famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech was delivered at ‘The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,’ a call to justice beyond the traditional civil rights movement’s focus. (Rights Quotes) In a lot of ways, civil rights division is the conscience of the Justice Department. You can almost measure what kind of Justice Department you have by what kind of civil rights division that you have. (Rights Quotes) I have loved the Department of Justice ever since, as a young boy, I watched Robert Kennedy prove during the Civil Rights Movement how the department can - and must - always be a force for that which is right. (Rights Quotes) I wrote a great deal about the Civil Rights Movement when I was writing for ‘The Nation’ in the 60s, and also for Esquire magazine. Reading the biography of Coffin, it just reminded me that in those days, when you saw the term ‘Christian,’ it usually meant people for civil rights and for justice. (Rights Quotes) Justice needs money; it always has . . . whether for abolition of slavery and early women’s rights movements or the civil rights and environmental drives of our generation. (Rights Quotes) We have got to protect privacy rights. We have got to protect our God-given, constitutionally protected civil liberties, and we are not doing that in the federal government. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as the TSA, is a great culprit in being a Gestapo-type organization. (Rights Quotes) Technology provides us means outside of governments to begin enforcing our rights, enforcing protection of civil liberties, regardless of law, through the implementation of systems and standards. (Rights Quotes) If you look at attitudes today and where they are headed, it’s clear to me that supporting equal rights, including the rights to civil marriage, is a net positive for winning elections, as well as the right thing to do. (Rights Quotes) Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage is hardly as consequential as Johnson’s legislative success on civil rights. (Rights Quotes) I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody’s civil rights and denies anybody their civil rights. (Rights Quotes) Growing up, my birthday was always Confederate Memorial Day. It helped to create this profound sense of awareness about the Civil War and the 100 years between the Civil War and the civil rights movement and my parents’ then-illegal and interracial marriage. (Rights Quotes) If the rights of civil partners are met differently in law to those of married couples, there is no discrimination in law, and if civil partnerships are seen as somehow ‘second class’ that is a social attitude which will change and cannot, in any case, be turned around by redefining the law of marriage. (Rights Quotes) It’s so simple: Right to marriage is a civil right, which like all civil rights should not depend on what state you happen to live in. (Rights Quotes) It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships. (Rights Quotes) [A.J. Muste] was very influenced - in - influential in the peace movement, in the civil rights movement. (Rights Quotes) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless. (Rights Quotes) I think every high school student who was alert during the early 60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the violence surrounding the Civil Rights Movement. (Rights Quotes) One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate. (Rights Quotes) I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement. (Rights Quotes) You grow up with a heightened sense of the Civil Rights Movement, but I think it wasn’t until I became of age that I really had a great appreciation for the struggle that took place. (Rights Quotes) I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery. (Rights Quotes) We have a tendency to sugar coat the Civil Rights movement by showing arm in arm and everyone singing ‘Kumbaya’. We don’t really always show the resistance from the government, the resistance from the status quo, from the majority to silence the movement. (Rights Quotes) You know you don’t see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don’t believe that teachers and head teachers should. It’s within their rights, it’s a civil right, but I think it is wrong in terms of the reputation of the profession. (Rights Quotes) [Democrats] are not handling the John Lewis flap the right way, clearly. John Lewis is a hero and a civil rights hero. (Rights Quotes) Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. (Rights Quotes)

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