The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years

You could not be in the civil rights movement without having an appreciation for everybody's rights. That these rights are not divisible - not something men have and women don't and so on.

Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!

It takes people who have a widespread series of experiences to develop future leaders. It takes people who aren't afraid to challenge and move forward.

The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side.

I don't think of myself as a Negro. I'm a Southerner. I just like the Southern way of life.