Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.

I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events.

Democracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few.

The first step toward liberation of any group is to use the power in hand... And the power in hand is the vote.

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

We cannot legislate equality but we can legislate ... equal opportunity for all.

Freedom is not won on the battlefields. The chance for freedom is won there. The final battle is won or lost in our hearts and minds.