Lesbian and gay people are a permanent part of the American workforce, who currently have no protection from the arbitrary abuse of their rights on the job.

It's going to take an act of Congress to deal with poverty and hunger, not only in this country, but throughout the world. We have the resources but we don't have the will.

Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.

We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

The more visible signs of protest are gone, but I think there is a realization that the tactics of the late sixties are not sufficient to meet the challenges of the seventies.

I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.