It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the interests of both require that the common government of all shall not permit the seeds of race hate to be planted under the sanction of law.

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.

The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years.

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.