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" I grew up very poor in rural Alabama. "

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" I was honored to have an opportunity to speak on August 28th, 1963. "

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" Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process. "

" We come to Selma to be renewed. We come to be inspired. We come to be reminded that we must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do. "

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" You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel. "

" The party of Kennedy is also the party of Eastland. The party of Javits is also the party of Goldwater. "

" Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings. "

" You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right. "

" I always felt growing up that in the South there was evil but also good - so much good. "

" Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes. "

" You have to be persistent. "

" I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future. "

" Be hopeful. Be optimistic. Never lose that sense of hope. "

" Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble. "

" We're one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house. "

" I have met every president since President Kennedy. And I think Barack Obama must be listed as one of the best. This young man has been so inspiring - not just to people in America but to people all around the world. "

" We are one people; we are only family. And when we finally accept these truths, then we will be able to fulfill Dr. King's dream to build a beloved community, a nation, and a world at peace with itself. "

" I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders. "

" Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we've come and the progress we've made. "

" I think Dr. King would be pleased to see the number of elected officials of color - African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and progressive whites. "

" In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to vote. The only place you could attempt to register was to go down to the courthouse. You had to pass a so-called literacy test. And they would tell people over and over again that they didn't or couldn't pass the literacy test. "

" We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. "

" We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against. "

" I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child. "

" Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a sense that we are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family. "

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" You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people. "

" Listening to Dr. King on the radio inspired me. Coming under the influence of Jim Lawson inspired me to think that I, too, could do something. "