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" Let us nurture the practice of family values, by embracing policies that value families. "

Benjamin Todd Jealous

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" Last century we needed lawyers; this century we need big, broad coalitions. When extremists decide to attack all our communities, they must hope that there will be infighting. But we have stood all for one and one for all. That is how we will win. "

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" No person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage. "

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" Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation's police departments. "

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" I often tell people I don't care whether they join the NAACP or some other group, but you better join something. "

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