If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.

We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.

The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader.

The real radical is that person who has a vision of equality and is willing to do those things that will bring reality closer to that vision. . .

If anyone thinks they're going to get anything out of the Reagan administration for any particular group, they're wrong! You have to all combine and fight a head-on battle - in the name of justice and equality - and even that's going to be difficult. But if we let ourselves get separated so that we're working for gays or school children or the aged, we're in trouble.

Twenty-five, 30 years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer true. The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human rights is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian.

The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn